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Table 3 Profiling for 2 normal groups and 8 dementia groups whose portion of dementia patients are more than 70%

From: Quad-phased data mining modeling for dementia diagnosis

group

Profiling for segmented groups

Variables contributed to set the group profile

# of patients in the group (% of dementia patients)

1

Normal

A group with no deterioration of cognitive skills or with very weak symptom

KDSQ_Score (normal), K-MMSE_Score (normal), SIADL_Going out (normal)

10,043 (4%)

2

A group without any big difficulty to live daily life although patients in this group sometimes show a weak disorder of cognitive skill

Although patients in this group are diagnosed with dementia for some diagnosis, they are finally proved to be normal

2,905 (18%)

3

Deterioration of cognitive skills, facing difficulties in daily life

Dementia group with symptom more than medium level

KDSQ_Score (dementia), K-MMSE_Score (dementia), SIADL_Finances (dementia), SIADL_Cooking (dementia)

3,623 (93%)

4

A group with disorder in language skill and ideational apraxia

KDSQ_Score (dementia), K-MMSE_Score (dementia), SIADL_Finances (dementia), SIADL_Cooking (normal), SNSB_Praxis Ideomotor (dementia)

124 (88%)

5

A group in which patients are relatively likely to live independent life

KDSQ_Score (dementia), K-MMSE_Score (dementia), SIADL_Finances (normal), SNSB_Stroop Test (dementia)

442 (77%)

6

Initial dementia group requiring cautions for managing medicine

KDSQ_Score (dementia), K-MMSE_Score (dementia), SIADL_Finances (normal), SNSB_Stroop Test (normal), SIADL_Medications (dementia), K-MMSE_Day (dementia)

213 (70%)

7

A group in need of help for physical activities as they suffer some disability for movement and behaviors

KDSQ_Score (dementia), K-MMSE_Score (normal), SIADL_Finances (dementia), KDSQ_Difficulty in changing dirty clothes (dementia), SIADL_Transportation (dementia)

228 (77%)

8

A group showing false negative from initial screening examination, deterioration and difficulties in daily life

An initial dementia group

KDSQ_Score (normal), K-MMSE_Score (dementia), SNSB_Stroop Test (dementia), SIADL_Finances (dementia)

728 (83%)

9

Precise examination for depression is required and this is an initial dementia group

KDSQ_Score (normal), K-MMSE_Score (dementia), SNSB_Stroop Test (dementia), K-MMSE_Score (dementia), SIADL_Finances (dementia), SIADL_Leisure/hobbies (dementia),

262 (77%)

10

A group showing serious disorder especially for daily life although patients in this group suffer from deterioration of cognitive skills

KDSQ_Score (normal), K-MMSE_Score (normal), SIADL_Going out (dementia), SIADL_Finances (dementia), K-MMSE_Score (normal), SIADL_Shopping (dementia)

77 (77%)