Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the people who got lost due to dementia
From: How can we better use Twitter to find a person who got lost due to dementia?
People with dementia were found | ||
|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |
People who got loss due to dementia | ||
No. of people who got loss | 40 | 14 |
Age, mean (SD) | 74.6 (6.9) | 80.3 (7.5)a |
Below 70 | 8 (20.0%) | 2 (16.7%) |
70–79 | 23 (57.5%) | 2 (16.7%) |
80 or above | 9 (22.5%) | 8 (66.7%) |
Male (%) | 32 (80.0%) | 8 (64.3%) |
Country of origin (%) | ||
United States | 32 (80.0%) | 10 (71.4%) |
United Kingdom | 4 (10.0%) | 4 (28.6%) |
Others | 4 (10.0%)b | 0 (0.0%) |
Activity when they got lost (%) | ||
Driving | 10 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Walking | 14 (35.0%) | 5 (35.7%) |
Not available | 16 (40.0%) | 9 (64.3%) |
