title: Impact of Alzheimer's Disease in Nine Asian Countries.
abstract: Asia will soon have the majority of demented patients in the world.
  
  
  
  To assess dementia using a uniform data system to update the current status of dementia in Asia.
  
  
  
  A uniformed data set was administered in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia to gather data with regard to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its related issues for these countries.
  
  
  
  In total, 2,370 AD patients and their caregivers were recruited from 2011 to 2014. The demographic characteristics of these patients and the relationships between patients and caregivers were different among individuals in these countries (p < 0.001). Of note, the family history for having dementia was 8.2% for females in contrast to 3.2% for males.
  
  
  
  Our study highlighted the differences in dementia assessment and care in developing versus developed countries. Greater effort with regard to studying dementia, especially in developing countries, is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yuan-Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: Sang-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong-Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Christopher Li-Hsian
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huali
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Vorapun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Senanarong
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Pei-Yuan
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yu-Te
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chaur-Jong
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Pai-Yi
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Jong-Ling
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fuh
authors.forename: Wen-Fu
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bao-Cheng
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming-Wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rocksy Fransisca V
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Situmeang
authors.forename: Jae-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wai-Chi
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Yu-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hui-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003625:Data Collection; D016208:Databases, Factual; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male