title: South Florida Program on Aging and Health. Assessing the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in three ethnic groups.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Prineas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Demirovic
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duara
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gómez-Marín
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loewenstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sevush
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stitt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szapocznik
mesh_terms: 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