The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe: A Collaborative Study of 1980–1990 Findings

摘要: To obtain age- and gender-specific estimates of the prevalence dementia in Europe to study differences across countries, we pooled re-analysed original data studies carried out some European countries between 1980 1990. The followed these steps: census existing datasets, collection a standardized format, selection datasets suitable for comparison, comparison age gender patterns. From 23 surveys considered, 12 were selected comparison. Only population-based which was defined by DSM-III or equivalent criteria all subjects examined personally included. Studies institutionalized not investigated excluded. Age- prevalences compared within overall computed. Although differed studies, general gender-distribution similar studies. five-year groups from 60 94 years, 1.0, 1.4, 4.1, 5.7, 13.0, 21.6 32.2%, respectively. In under 75 years slightly higher men than women; those aged over women. figures nearly doubled with every five increase age.