title: [Epidemiology of dementia].
abstract: Dementia is a major public health problem and its burden will increase in the 30 years to come. Prevalence increases with age and incidence is slightly higher in women than men, especially after the age of 80 years. Survival after the onset of dementia is approximately 5 years. Lifestyle and health habits are a keystone for dementia: risk factors include physical, intellectual and social activity and nutritional habits. Data from well-conducted intervention studies are necessary to show whether better care for hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia might decrease the incidence of dementia.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U888, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier (34). berr@montp.inserm.fr
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berr
authors.forename: Tasnime Nassime
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Akbaraly
authors.forename: Fati
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nourashemi
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andrieu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004493:Education; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors