Temporal Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Trends in the Very Old in the 21st Century.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-increasing dementia incidence and prevalence trends may be shifting. Whether such shifts have reached the very old is unknown.

Objective

To investigate temporal trends in the incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment and prevalence of dementia, cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and unclassified dementia among 85-, 90-, and ≥ 95-year-olds in Sweden during 2000-2017.

Methods

This study was conducted with Umeå 85 + /Gerontological Regional Database data from 2182 85-, 90-, and ≥ 95-year-olds in Sweden collected in 2000-2017. Using logistic regression, trends in the cumulative 5-year incidences of dementia and cognitive impairment; prevalences of dementia, cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia; an

SUBMITTER: Weidung B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200221 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature