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Prevalence of dementia in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. We investigated the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and middle-income countries according to two definitions of dementia diagnosis.

Methods

We undertook one-phase cross-sectional surveys of all residents aged 65 years and older (n=14 960) in 11 sites in seven low-income and middle-income countries (China, India, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, and Peru). Dementia diagnosis was made according to the culturally and educationally sensitive 10/66 dementia diagnostic algorithm, which had been prevalidated in 25 Latin American, Asian, and African centres; and by computerised application of the dementia criterion from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV). We also compared prevalence of DSM-IV dementia in each of the study sites with that from estimates in European studies.

Findings

The prevalence of DSM-IV dementia varied widely, from 0.3% (95% CI 0.1-0.5) in rural India to 6.3% (5.0-7.7) in Cuba. After standardisation for age and sex, DSM-IV prevalence in urban Latin American sites was four-fifths of that in Europe (standardised morbidity ratio 80 [95% CI 70-91]), but in China the prevalence was only half (56 [32-91] in rural China), and in India and rural Latin America a quarter or less of the European prevalence (18 [5-34] in rural India). 10/66 dementia prevalence was higher than that of DSM-IV dementia, and more consistent across sites, varying between 5.6% (95% CI 4.2-7.0) in rural China and 11.7% (10.3-13.1) in the Dominican Republic. The validity of the 847 of 1345 cases of 10/66 dementia not confirmed by DSM-IV was supported by high levels of associated disability (mean WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II score 33.7 [SD 28.6]).

Interpretation

As compared with the 10/66 dementia algorithm, the DSM-IV dementia criterion might underestimate dementia prevalence, especially in regions with low awareness of this emerging public-health problem.

SUBMITTER: Llibre Rodriguez JJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2854470 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prevalence of dementia in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cross-sectional survey.

Llibre Rodriguez Juan J JJ Ferri Cleusa P CP Acosta Daisy D Guerra Mariella M Huang Yueqin Y Jacob K S KS Krishnamoorthy E S ES Salas Aquiles A Sosa Ana Luisa AL Acosta Isaac I Dewey Michael E ME Gaona Ciro C Jotheeswaran A T AT Li Shuran S Rodriguez Diana D Rodriguez Guillermina G Kumar P Senthil PS Valhuerdi Adolfo A Prince Martin M

Lancet (London, England) 20080725 9637

<h4>Background</h4>Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. We investigated the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and middle-income countries according to two definitions of dementia diagnosis.<h4>Methods</h4>We undertook one-phase cross-sectional surveys of all residents aged 65 years and older (n=14 960) in 11 sites in seven low-income and middle-income countries (China, India, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ve ...[more]

PMID: 18657855

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Prevalence of dementia in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cross-sectional survey.

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