Table 2 Association between demographic, clinical variables, and anti-psychotic use
Variables | Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n=109) | Yes (n=130) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age group | |||||
60–65 years | 19 (17.4) | 18 (13.8) | 0.628 | ||
66–75 years | 42 (38.5) | 58 (44.6) | |||
76–85 years | 35 (32.1) | 43 (33.1) | |||
> 85 years | 13 (11.9) | 11 (8.5) | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 51 (46.8) | 49 (37.7) | 0.188 | 1.0 | |
Female | 58 (53.2) | 81 (62.3) | 1.85 (1.04–3.30) | 0.038 | |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 80 (74.8) | 89 (69.0) | 0.612 | ||
Divorced | 5 (4.7) | 8 (6.2) | |||
Widow/widower | 22 (20.6) | 32 (24.8) | |||
Dementia type | |||||
Alzheimer’s | 80 (74.1) | 66 (52.0) | <0.001 | ||
LBD* | 5 (4.6) | 9 (7.1) | |||
Mixed dementia | 9 (8.3) | 24 (18.9) | |||
Vascular dementia | 14 (13.0) | 17 (13.4) | |||
Others | - | 11 (8.7) | |||
Alzheimer’s dementia | |||||
Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia | 80 (74.1) | 66 (52.0) | <0.001 | 1.0 | |
28 (25.9) | 61 (48.0) | 2.77 (1.52–5.04) | <0.001 | ||
Severity of dementia | |||||
Mild stage | 38 (34.9) | 21 (16.2) | <0.001 | 1.0 | |
Moderate stage | 34 (31.2) | 33 (25.4) | 2.01 (0.93–4.37) | 0.076 | |
Severe stage | 37 (33.9) | 76 (58.5) | 4.47 (2.18–9.18) | <0.001 | |
Use of Anti-dementia | |||||
No | 98 (89.9) | 104 (80.0) | 0.047 | ||
Yes | 11 (10.1) | 26 (20.0) | |||
Comorbid medical or mental conditions | |||||
No | 98 (89.9) | 104 (80.0) | 0.047 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 11 (10.1) | 26 (20.0) | 2.54 (1.11–5.78) | 0.027 | |