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Motoric cognitive risk syndrome: Prevalence and cognitive performance
Author(s) -
Márquez Isabel C,
GarciaCifuentes Elkin,
Velandia Felipe Ramirez,
Saavedra Ana María,
Borda Miguel German,
ChavarroCarvajal Diego Andrés,
Osuna Margarita,
Ailshire Jennifer,
CanoGutierrez Carlos Alberto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1002/alz.049718
Subject(s) - dementia , cognition , medicine , gerontology , cognitive impairment , population , cognitive decline , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , psychiatry , disease , environmental health
: Cognitive decline and dementia have a significant impact on the quality of life of older adults and their caregivers. Increasing and optimizing accessibility of clinical dementia risk assessment is important to set up preventive measures and reduce health care costs. Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome (MCRS) is a pre‐dementia stage where slow gait speed and subjective memory complaints are present, but where cognitive performance is adequate and without functional impairment. In addition to dementia, MCRS seems to increase the risk of having other geriatric outcomes including frailty, disability, falls and overall mortality. Methods Data from the SABE Colombia study (Health, Well‐Being, and Aging) conducted in 2015 in community‐dwelling adults aged 60 years and older. Using the 4 aspects considered within the MCRS definition, we evaluated the presence of this syndrome and factors associated in this population with regression models. A sub‐sample of 19,004 participants was obtained. Results The multivariate analysis showed a prevalence of 5,45% of MCRS. After adjusting for cofounding variables MCRS was associated with MMSE (OR 0.90, CI 0.82‐0.99; p 0.028) and frailty (OR 9.1, CI 3.26‐25.47, p 0.000; OR 21.38, CI 6.30‐72.57, p 0.000). Conclusion This study found a prevalence of 5.45% of MCRS in Colombian older adults. We found an association between cognitive performance (MMSE), frailty and MCRS. Our results increase the awareness of a pre‐dementia stages different to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), as these individuals are at greater risk than those with MCI to develop dementia.