From: Attitudes toward clinical trials across the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum
Participant characteristics | Consensus diagnosis | ||
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CN (n = 37) | MCI (n = 32) | Dementia (n = 22) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 72.46 (10.4) | 69.94 (9.5) | 73.55 (11.4) |
Education, mean (SD) | 17.22 (1.9) | 16.78 (2.7) | 19.73 (17.9) |
Female sex, n (%) | 16 (43.2%) | 16 (50.0%) | 6 (27.3%) |
Race, n (%) | |||
White | 35 (97.2%) | 29 (90.6%) | 18 (81.8%) |
African-American | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (9.4%) | 1 (4.6%) |
Asian | 1 (2.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (9.1%) |
Other | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.6%) |
Hispanic, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.1%) | 1 (4.6%) |
Marriage status, n (%) | |||
Married | 25 (67.6%) | 22 (68.8%) | 17 (77.3%) |
Widowed | 6 (16.2%) | 1 (3.1%) | 3 (13.6%) |
Divorced | 3 (8.1%) | 6 (18.8%) | 2 (9.1%) |
Never married | 2 (5.4%) | 3 (9.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Living as married | 1 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Partner involvement, n (%) | |||
No help | 29 (80.6%) | 25 (80.7%) | 2 (9.1%) |
Less than half | 5 (13.9%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) |
More than half | 2 (5.6%) | 5 (16.1%) | 13 (59.1%) |
Together | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (31.8%) |
Living situation, n (%) | |||
Lives alone | 7 (18.9%) | 8 (25.0%) | 3 (13.6%) |
Lives with spouse or partner | 22 (59.5%) | 20 (62.5%) | 16 (72.7%) |
Lives with relative or friend | 2 (5.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.6%) |
Lives with group | 4 (10.8%) | 1 (3.1%) | 1 (4.6%) |
Other | 2 (5.4%) | 3 (9.4%) | 1 (4.6%) |
Independence, n (%) | |||
Able to live independently | 36 (97.3%) | 31 (96.9%) | 8 (36.4%) |
Requires some assistance with complex activities | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.1%) | 12 (54.6%) |
Requires some assistance with basic activities | 1 (2.7%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.5%) |
Completely dependent | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.5%) |