title: Dementia among seniors.
abstract: The prevalence of dementia increases sharply in old age and is higher among women than men. Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, affects a greater proportion of women. On average, the number of years lived with dementia is longer for women, and women with dementia are more likely to be living in institutions than men with the condition.
authors.affiliation: Social and Economic Studies Division at Statistics Canada, Ottawa.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Berthelot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McDowell
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008017:Life Expectancy; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics