Table 4. Presence of diagnostic dementia criteria in GP referral letters by diagnostic outcome
Diagnostic dementia criteriumDementia, n = 348No dementia, n = 303P valueDementia without AI, n = 235Dementia with AI, n = 113P value
Symptoms interfere with daily functioning152 (43.7)78 (25.7)<0.001112 (47.7)40 (35.4)0.031
Symptoms represent decline from previous levels of functioning232 (66.7)154 (50.8)<0.001159 (67.7)73 (64.6)0.571
Symptoms not explained by delirium or depression7 (2.0)7 (2.3)0.6181 (0.4)6 (5.3)N/Aa
Symptoms diagnosed based on history-taking and cognitive test71 (20.4)30 (9.9)0.00247 (20.0)24 (21.2)0.788
Cognitive impairment in ≥2 domains219 (62.9)133 (43.9)<0.001218 (92.8)106 (93.8)0.720
≥2 diagnostic criteria present217 (62.4)125 (41.3)<0.001148 (63.0)69 (61.1)0.730
≥3 diagnostic criteria present130 (37.4)49 (16.2)<0.00193 (39.6)37 (32.7)0.217
  • Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. aN/A = not applicable; groups too small for statistical testing, n = 7. AI = ancillary investigations.