South Florida Program on Aging and Health. Assessing the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in three ethnic groups.
The South Florida Program on Aging and Health was initiated in 1992 with the aim to assess physical and mental health of the elderly in Dade County and provide a basis for public health policy. This report describes the methodology applied in the study and preliminary screening results in a probability sample of 2,400 African American, Cuban American and white non-Hispanic American elderly men and women. Of 2,013 participants screened by May 1995, 11.5% had cognitive impairment. An increase in prevalence from 4-7% to 25-36% with advancing age was found among men and women of each group, from the youngest (65-74) to the oldest (85+ years). Male and female prevalences were similar but vary by ethnic group and age.
Prineas
R J
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA.
Demirovic
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Bean
J A
JA
Duara
R
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Gómez-Marín
O
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Loewenstein
D
D
Sevush
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Stitt
F
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Szapocznik
J
J
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006262:Health; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data