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Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations
With the gradual increase in the life expectancy of the population due to scientific progress and public health at the service of society, the prevalence of dementia has been increasing at different rates worldwide. Currently, the prevalence rates range between 5% and 7% (6.4% in the U.S. and up to...
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author | Vargas, Efraín Amaya Gallardo, Ángela Magnolia Ríos Manrrique, Guillermo González Murcia-Paredes, Lina M Riaño, María Consuelo Angarita |
author_facet | Vargas, Efraín Amaya Gallardo, Ángela Magnolia Ríos Manrrique, Guillermo González Murcia-Paredes, Lina M Riaño, María Consuelo Angarita |
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description | With the gradual increase in the life expectancy of the population due to scientific progress and public health at the service of society, the prevalence of dementia has been increasing at different rates worldwide. Currently, the prevalence rates range between 5% and 7% (6.4% in the U.S. and up to 8.5 % in Latin America) in subjects older than 60 years. The lowest prevalence rate (2.1%) has been reported from sub-Saharan Africa, probably due to selective mortality under 60 years of age. By contrast, a very high prevalence of dementia (23.6% dementia in individuals >60 years) was observed in the city of Neiva, Southern Colombia. We believe that this high rate could be explained by the presence of several risk factors such as very low schooling, low socio-economic strata, chronic diseases, the inclusion of geriatric homes among others, and additional unknown factors. |
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spelling | pubmed-56191792017-12-06 Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations Vargas, Efraín Amaya Gallardo, Ángela Magnolia Ríos Manrrique, Guillermo González Murcia-Paredes, Lina M Riaño, María Consuelo Angarita Dement Neuropsychol Views & Reviews With the gradual increase in the life expectancy of the population due to scientific progress and public health at the service of society, the prevalence of dementia has been increasing at different rates worldwide. Currently, the prevalence rates range between 5% and 7% (6.4% in the U.S. and up to 8.5 % in Latin America) in subjects older than 60 years. The lowest prevalence rate (2.1%) has been reported from sub-Saharan Africa, probably due to selective mortality under 60 years of age. By contrast, a very high prevalence of dementia (23.6% dementia in individuals >60 years) was observed in the city of Neiva, Southern Colombia. We believe that this high rate could be explained by the presence of several risk factors such as very low schooling, low socio-economic strata, chronic diseases, the inclusion of geriatric homes among others, and additional unknown factors. Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC5619179/ /pubmed/29213921 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642014DN84000004 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Views & Reviews Vargas, Efraín Amaya Gallardo, Ángela Magnolia Ríos Manrrique, Guillermo González Murcia-Paredes, Lina M Riaño, María Consuelo Angarita Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations |
title | Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations |
title_full | Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations |
title_short | Prevalence of dementia in Colombian populations |
title_sort | prevalence of dementia in colombian populations |
topic | Views & Reviews |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619179/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213921 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642014DN84000004 |
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