Effect of a Standardized Extract of Asparagus officinalis Stem (ETAS®50) on Cognitive Function, Psychological Symptoms, and Behavior in Patients with Dementia: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Table 1

Participants’ demographic and medical characteristics.

Characteristics	Number	(M, F)
Age (year)
75–79	4	(1, 3)
80–84	3	(0, 3)
85–89	11	(2, 9)
90–94	6	(0, 6)
95–99	3	(1, 2)
Levels of long-term care or support required
Support required 1	3	(1, 2)
Support required 2	2	(0, 2)
Care level 1	13	(0, 13)
Care level 2	7	(2, 5)
Care level 3	1	(1, 0)
Care level 4	1	(0, 1)
Care level 5	0	(0, 0)
Daily life independent level
Grade I	7	(2, 5)
Grade IIa	6	(0, 6)
Grade IIb	13	(2, 11)
Grade IIIa	1	(0, 1)
Grade IIIb	0	(0, 0)
Grade IV	0	(0, 0)
Grade M	0	(0, 0)

Long-term care level (severity): support required 1 < support required 2 < care level 1 < care level 2 < care level 3 < care level 4 < care level 5. Daily life independence level (severity): grade I < grade II (a < b) < grade III (a < b) < grade IV < grade M.