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Table 4 Patient medical history

From: A new model for general practice-led, regional, community-based, memory clinics

Medical History

n

%

Body mass index (BMI) (n = 765)

Mean 28.54, SD 5.127

Range 17.1–47.6

Diabetes (n = 772)

 No

609

78.9

 Yes

163

21.1

Stroke, brain, or head injury (n = 805)

 None

724

89.9

 Stroke

46

5.7

 TIA

17

2.1

 Subdural haemorrhage

5

0.6

 Subarachnoid haemorrhage

2

0.2

 Other brain injury

5

0.6

 Noted as yes to head injury only

6

0.7

Cardiovascular (n = 793)

 No

195

24.6

 Yes

598

75.4

Depression and anxiety (n = 795)

 None

646

81.3

 Depression

124

15.6

 Anxiety

25

3.1

Antidepressant usage (n = 810)

 No

633

78.1

 Yes

177

21.9

Sleeping tablet usage (n = 808)

 No

673

83.3

 Yes

135

16.7

Statin usage (n = 809)

 No

378

46.7

 Yes

431

53.3

Alcohol intake (n = 685)

 None

287

41.9

  < 2 std drinks/day for any given day

306

44.7

  > 2 std drinks/day for any given day

92

13.4

Smoker status (n = 801)

 Never

464

57.9

 Current

42

5.2

 Ex-smoker

295

36.8

Hearing impairment (n = 550)

 No

317

57.6

 Yes

233

42.4

Family history of dementia (n = 664)

 No

598

90.1

 Yes

66

9.9