Table 2 The prevalence of dementia and its severity in 85-year-olds examined in 1986–87 and 2008–10.
Dementia according to different methods | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dementia | Dementia (examination only) | MMSE below 24 points | |||||||
1986–87% (N) | 2008–10% (N) | OR (95%-CI) | 1986–87% (N) | 2008–10% (N) | OR (95%-CI) | 1986–87% (N) | 2008–10% (N) | OR (95%-CI) | |
Men | 27.3 (39) | 18.4 (39) | 0.60 (0.36–0.997) | 23.8 (34) | 17.5 (37) | 0.68 (0.40–1.14) | 24.5 (35) | 20.9 (43) | 0.81 (0.49–1.35) |
Women | 30.8 (108) | 23.7 (85) | 0.70 (0.50–0.97) | 24.5 (86) | 19.5 (70) | 0.75 (0.52–1.07) | 31.0 (108) | 22.6 (79) | 0.65 (0.46–0.91) |
All | 29.8 (147) | 21.7 (124) | 0.66 (0.50–0.86) | 24.3 (120) | 18.7 (107) | 0.72 (0.54–0.96) | 29.1 (143) | 22.0 (122) | 0.69 (0.52–0.91) |
Severity of dementia | |||||||||
Mild | Moderate | Severe | |||||||
Men | 7.7 (11) | 2.4 (5) | 0.29 (0.10–0.95) | 9.1 (13) | 8.5 (18) | 0.93 (0.44–1.96) | 10.5 (15) | 7.5 (16) | 0.70 (0.33–1.46) |
Women | 8.5 (30) | 2.2 (8) | 0.24 (0.11–0.54) | 10.8 (38) | 11.1 (40) | 1.03 (0.65–1.65) | 11.4 (40) | 10.3 (37) | 0.89 (0.56–1.43) |
All | 8.3 (41) | 2.3 (13) | 0.26 (0.14–0.49) | 10.3 (51) | 10.2 (58) | 0.98 (0.66–1.46) | 11.1 (55) | 9.3 (53) | 0.82 (0.55–1.22) |
