A cross - sectional study of senile dementia in Lianglukou street of Chongqing
Abstract：Aim To detect the epidemiology of community senile dementia in Chongqing by cross - sectional study on senile dementia at Lianglukou street of Chongqing.Methods A total of 1519 people over 65 years from four residents communities were investigated .First screening was performed according to MMSE and our questionnaires.According to America psychiatry disease diagnosis and statistics handbook,the fourth edition( DSM - IV - R)clinical diagnosis and Hachinski score Alzhemer Disease(AD) and Vascular Dementia(VD )were diagnosed.Results Prevalence rate of senile dementia was 5.73% ,among which AD was 4.8% ,VD was 0.59% and others were 0.34% .By logistic multiple regression analysis,the incidence increased 1.132 times every 5 years,incidence in females was 1.132 times higher than that in males and OR values of low education level,losing spouse,introversion,hypertension and stroke were respectively 1.593,1.775,2.627,1.951,2.253 while the OR value of little drinking was 0.449.Conclusion Older age,female,low education level,living alone,introversion are the susceptible factors for senile dementia.
Keywords：dementia/epidemiologycross - sectional studiesrisk factors
Publication Date：2003-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 1550-1551 )