Table 1 Characteristics of heart failure decedents with or without comorbid dementia, n (column %), England 2001–2018
Variable | Value | With dementia | Without dementia |
|---|---|---|---|
All | All | 8199 (6.8) | 111,869 (93.2) |
Age at death (years) | 65–74 | 207 (2.5) | 9293 (8.3) |
|  | 75–84 | 2082 (25.5) | 33,920 (29.9) |
| Â | 85+ | 5910 (72.0) | 68,656 (61.8) |
Gender | Female | 5498 (67.2) | 67,474 (60.0) |
| Â | Male | 2701 (32.8) | 44,395 (40.0) |
Marital status | Divorced | 1945 (23.7) | 30,118 (27.1) |
| Â | Single | 365 (4.4) | 5343 (4.9) |
| Â | Widowed | 553 (6.8) | 8481 (7.5) |
| Â | Married | 5309 (64.8) | 67,497 (60.1) |
| Â | Unknown | 27 (0.3) | 430 (0.4) |
Year of death | 2001–2007 | 3427 (87.2) | 57,240 (88.5) |
|  | 2008–2018 | 4772 (56.4) | 54,629 (55.7) |
No. comorbidities | 0 | -- | 15,139 (13.4) |
| Â | 1 | 1595 (19.4) | 44,661 (39.3) |
| Â | 2 | 3474 (42.5) | 31,048 (27.9) |
| Â | 3 | 1922 (23.4) | 13,750 (12.6) |
| Â | 4+ | 1208 (14.6) | 7271 (6.8) |
Deprivation* | Most deprived | 1445 (17.7) | 20,352 (18.1) |
| Â | 2 | 1685 (20.5) | 22,250 (19.8) |
| Â | 3 | 1836 (22.4) | 24,227 (21.7) |
| Â | 4 | 1748 (21.3) | 23,918 (21.4) |
| Â | 5 | 1485 (18.1) | 21,122 (19.0) |
Rural/urban indicator* | Urban | 6653 (81.1) | 89,986 (80.4) |
| Â | Rural | 1546 (18.9) | 21,883 (19.6) |
Place of death | Hospital | 4033 (49.2) | 73,177 (64.9) |
| Â | Care home | 3497 (42.8) | 21,850 (19.5) |
| Â | Home | 623 (7.5) | 15,541 (14.4) |
| Â | Hospice | 22 (0.3) | 606 (0.6) |
| Â | Other places | 24 (0.3) | 695 (0.6) |