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Table 3 Mortality in the postindex period

From: Rural-urban differences in use of health services before and after dementia diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study

 

Postindexa

 

1yr

n (%)

2yr

n (%)

3yr

n (%)

4yr

n (%)

5yr

n (%)

Total n

Persons with dementiab

      

Urban

224 (35.2)

108 (17.0)

111 (17.4)

89 (14.0)

105 (16.5)

637

Rural

87 (32.8)

54 (20.4)

47 (17.7)

39 (14.7)

38 (14.3)

265

Persons without dementiac

      

Urban

79 (21.2)

77 (20.7)

67 (18.0)

77 (20.7)

72 (19.4)

372

Rural

35 (24.3)

25 (17.4)

26 (18.1)

32 (22.2)

26 (18.1)

144

  1. a People who died each year were removed from the study the following year.
  2. b Persons with dementia at index date, N = 2,024 (urban = 1,407, rural n = 617).
  3. c Persons without dementia at index date, N = 2,024 (urban = 1,405, rural = 619).
  4. Note. The percentage shown for each year represents a proportion of the “Total n” for each group (e.g., rural persons with dementia).
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