Research Article

Incidence and Comorbidity of Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Table 3

Classified DLB patients.

2000–2013
CasesGroup
ABCD
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)

Total872312 (35.8)353 (40.5)0 (0)207 (23.7)
Sex
 Male438155 (35.4)179 (40.9)0 (0)104 (23.7)
 Female434157 (36.2)174 (40.1)0 (0)103 (23.7)
Age
 <658941 (46.1)26 (29.2)0 (0)22 (24.7)
 65–7424698 (39.8)97 (39.4)0 (0)51 (20.7)
 75–84397132 (33.2)167 (42.1)0 (0)98 (24.7)
 ≥8514041 (29.3)63 (45.0)0 (0)36 (25.7)
Area
 Northern309112 (36.2)112 (36.2)0 (0)85 (27.5)
 Central16951 (30.2)80 (47.3)0 (0)38 (22.5)
 Southern302115 (38.1)123 (40.7)0 (0)64 (21.2)
 Eastern & island9234 (37.0)38 (41.3)0 (0)20 (21.7)
Accreditation level of hospital
 Medical center21777 (35.5)83 (38.2)0 (0)57 (26.3)
 District hospital343116 (33.8)139 (40.5)0 (0)88 (25.7)
 Local hospital19769 (35.0)87 (44.2)0 (0)41 (20.8)
 Other11450 (43.9)44 (38.6)0 (0)20 (17.5)

Group A: been diagnosed with PD & Parkinsonism within 1 year after dementia. Group B: been diagnosed of PD & Parkinsonism within 1 year before dementia. Group C: ICD-9-CM code 331.82. Group D: been diagnosed with dementia, PD, & Parkinsonism at the same day