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[P2–525]: PREVALENCE OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA IN A POPULATION OF ADULTS OVER 60 YEARS OLD IN EL SALVADOR
Author(s) -
Hernandez Jonathan V.
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.1183
Subject(s) - dementia , cognitive impairment , medicine , population , cognition , cognitive test , pediatrics , disease , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health
men and women. Methods:A population-based sample of 70-yearolds born in 1930 (n1⁄4563) were examined in 2000–01. A subsample of 218 participants initially free from dementia completed four cognitive performance tests (short-term memory test; long-term memory test; spatial ability; inductive reasoning). During the 12 years of follow-up 11% men and 14% of the women developed dementia. We used binary logistic regressions to assess the predictive value of test results in 2000-01 on the likelihood that respondents would show clinical symptoms of dementia up to 12 years later. Results: The binary logistic regressions showed that out of the four tests, only the inductive reasoning test and the speed and attention test could predict dementia and only among men. None of the four test predicted dementia among women. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the inductive reasoning test and the speed and attention test could predict clinical symptoms of dementia in men. This warrants further studies to confirm and explain potential mechanisms.