Baseline characteristics of young dementia family member living with and without patient with dementia
| Not living with dementia patient (n=1,190) | Living with dementia patients (n=188) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 23.6±3.0 | 23.5±3.0 | 0.366 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 589 (49.5) | 105 (55.9) | 0.105 |
| Female | 601 (50.5) | 83 (44.1) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.1±4.3 | 23.3±4.1 | 0.279 |
| Underweight | 134 (11.8) | 13 (7.5) | |
| Normal | 511 (44.9) | 77 (44.3) | |
| Overweight | 190 (16.7) | 32 (18.4) | |
| Obesity | 304 (26.7) | 52 (29.9) | |
| Family monthly income (10,000₩) | 520±365 | 477±280 | 0.075 |
| Family income class | |||
| ≤3 million₩ | 292 (24.6) | 58 (30.9) | |
| ≤5 million₩ | 433 (36.5) | 68 (36.2) | |
| ≤7 million₩ | 233 (19.6) | 29 (15.4) | |
| >7 million₩ | 229 (19.3) | 33 (17.6) | |
| Low family income (≤3 million₩) | 292 (24.6) | 58 (30.9) | 0.068 |
| No burden | 194 (16.4) | 23 (12.2) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Ever smoker | 294 (24.7) | 50 (26.6) | 0.578 |
| Current smoker | 192 (16.1) | 38 (20.2) | |
| Past smoker | 102 (8.6) | 12 (6.4) | |
| Never smoker | 896 (75.3) | 138 (73.4) | |
| Lifetime smoking amount of ever-smokers (pack*years) | 3.15±3.3 | 3.61±3.96 | 0.195 |
| Drinking experience in a year | 1,043/1,119 (93.2) | 162/172 (94.2) | 0.632 |
| Drinking frequency | |||
| <1 per mo | 303 (27.1) | 46 (26.7) | |
| ≤1 per wk | 638 (57.0) | 98 (57.0) | |
| ≥2 per wk | 178 (15.9) | 24 (16.3) | |
| Alcohol consumption per week in glasses | 5.3±8.8 | 5.6±9.3 | 0.376 |
| Monthly binge drinking events | |||
| Male | 3.1±7.3 | 3.2±7.2 | 0.461 |
| Female | 1.9±5.2 | 2.3±6.1 | 0.296 |
| Harmful drinking event experience | 78 (7.0) | 10 (5.8) | 0.575 |
| Physical activity per week (MET*h/wk) | 40.6±66.2 | 35.4±51.3 | 0.149 |
| Lack of physical activity | 493 (41.4) | 95 (50.5) | 0.019 |
| Subjective physical health | 2.4±0.80 | 2.3±0.74 | 0.093 |
| Bad physical health | 82/1,190 (6.9) | 6/188 (3.2) | 0.054 |
| Sleeping time | 6.9±1.2 | 7.0±1.3 | 0.212 |
| Sleep disturbance | 177 (14.9) | 42 (22.3) | 0.009 |
| Subjective stress | 320 (26.9) | 59 (31.4) | 0.200 |
| Depressive mood prevalence | 84/1,190 (7.1) | 12/187 (6.4) | 0.749 |
| Male | 32/589 (5.4) | 4/105 (3.8) | 0.490 |
| Female | 52/601(8.7) | 8/82 (9.8) | 0.740 |
| Depressive mood (PHQ-9) | 55/1,190 (4.6) | 6/188 (3.2) | 0.376 |
| Male | 17/589 (2.9) | 2/105 (1.9) | 0.570 |
| Female | 38/601 (6.3) | 4/83 (4.8) | 0.593 |
| Suicidal idea | 65/1,189 (5.5) | 11/188 (5.9) | 0.830 |
| Male | 23/589 (3.9) | 6/105 (5.7) | 0.393 |
| Female | 42/600 (7.0) | 5/83 (6.0) | 0.742 |
| Life satisfaction | 7.1±2.67 | 7.0±1.61 | 0.311 |
| Low satisfaction | 204 (17.2) | 40 (21.3) | 0.169 |
| EQ-5D | 0.973±0.068 | 0.981±0.044 | 0.058 |
| Monthly social contact counts | 17.3±10.7 | 18.0±10.4 | 0.195 |
| Relatives | 5.0±6.3 | 5.9±6.5 | 0.030 |
| Neighbors | 1.9±4.2 | 2.5±4.6 | 0.038 |
| Friends | 10.4±6.0 | 9.6±6.1 | 0.042 |
| Low social contact | 445/1,181 (37.7) | 66/188 (35.1) | 0.498 |
| Social activity participation | 592 (58.2) | 96 (51.1) | 0.068 |
| Religion | 214 (18.0) | 30 (16.0) | 0.499 |
| Communicative | 400 (33.6) | 55 (29.3) | 0.238 |
| Leisure | 413 (34.7) | 55 (29.3) | 0.143 |
| Charity | 40 (3.4) | 8 (4.3) | 0.534 |
| Employment | 627/1,188 (52.8) | 98/188 (52.1) | 0.868 |
| White-collar | 408/1,186 (34.4) | 61/187 (32.6) | |
| Blue-collar | 216/1,186 (18.2) | 37/187 (19.8) | |
| No economic activity | 562/1,186 (47.4) | 89/187 (47.6) | |
| Last degree | |||
| ≤High school | 197 (16.5) | 42 (22.3) | 0.052 |
| ≥University/college | 993 (83.5) | 146 (77.7) |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).
P-values were calculated by t-test or chi-squared test for categorical variables.
MET, metabolic equivalent of task; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; EQ-5D, EuroQol- 5 Dimension.