Table 1 Basic characteristics of dementia patients and control group

N

1329

517

5249

2121

Missing

2

22

age (mean; SD)

78.75 (7.44)

78.62 (7.27)

78.81 (7.36)

78.57 (7.36)

65-74 years (%)

30.7

30.56

30.25

31.26

75-84 years (%)

47.03

47

47.49

46.86

85 years and older (%)

22.27

22.44

22.25

21.88

Nursing care dependency (yes)

35.52

34.62

10.4

11.5

Sex (female)

47.93

46.62

47.4

48