Table 4 Operationalised criteria for alternative cause (D), when applied to the Cuban population based study data set, by clinical dementia status
Prevalence (%) in those with clinically diagnosed dementia | Prevalence (%) (high education controls) | Prevalence (%) (low education controls) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
D criterion requires that the disturbance is not better accounted for by another axis I disorder (for example, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia) | ||||
D-1 No AGECAT stage 2 diagnosis of 'schizophrenia' or | Clinical | 99 | 100 | 100 |
D_2 No AGECAT stage 2 diagnosis of 'depression' and | Clinical | 93 | 74 | 67 |
D_3 Dementia diagnosis confirmed by 10/66 algorithm | Clinical | 97 | 2 | 4 |