From: Proxy reporting of health-related quality of life for people with dementia: a psychometric solution
 | Age range (mean; SD) | Gender % | Ethnicity % | Cognitive function (%)* | Type of carer % |
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People with dementia | 42–98 (77.9; 8.5) | 52 female 48 male | 94.5 White British 1.6 Black British 0.9 Asian British 1.1 Mixed 1.8 Other | MMSE < 24 = 702 (58.7) MMSE ≥24 = 494 (41.3) Missing = 238 | N/A |
Carers | 16–94 (65.9; 13.6) | 69 female 31 male | 95.2 White British 1.6 Black British 0.9 Asian British 1.6 Mixed 0.7 Other | N/A | 61 spouse/partner 32 son/daughter (in law) 7 other |