A report on dementia in South Carolina, 1988-1990.
With the over age 65 population growing at a faster rate than the under 65 population, and with the strong effect of age on the incidence and prevalence of dementia, South Carolina faces a major health problem among its elderly residents by the year 2010. This report summarizes data on the 4,283 persons identified by the Statewide Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Registry during the period 1988 to 1990. Sixty-one percent of these cases had a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or senile dementia and 62 percent of these were currently institutionalized. The demographic distribution of the AD cases did not change over the three-year period. Compared to community cases, those in institutions were generally older, and more likely to be women, unmarried, and white. The average time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis of AD was about five years.
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012042:Registries; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology