title: [Prevalence of cognitive deterioration in a geriatric urban population].
abstract: A descriptive study was carried out in Salt (Gerona) to evaluate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in a geriatric urban population and its relation with several variables which might have an influence on it. The cognitive status was evaluated with the score in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). A representative sample of 392 individuals was obtained out of an overall population of 2,394 registered persons above 65 years of age; 354 of them were interviewed. The overall rate of intellectual deterioration (MMSE less than 24) was 26.5%, and it was 8% for the important deterioration (MMSE less than 18). The presence of cognitive impairment was significantly correlated in multivariate analysis with advanced age, low educational level and limited personal autonomy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología, Hospital General de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Tomás
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pujadas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lafont
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adalid
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cordón
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Prevalencia de deterioro cognitivo en una población urbana en edad geriátrica.