Population attributable fraction of hypertension for dementia: global, regional, and national estimates for 186 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quantifying the proportion of dementia attributable to highly prevalent modifiable risk factors, such as hypertension, is important in informing effective dementia prevention strategies. We aim to quantify the population attributable fraction (PAF) of hypertension for dementia (the proportion of dementia cases that would not occur if hypertension was eliminated) at global, regional, and national levels.

Methods

In this study, we searched international and governmental websites for global, regional, and national data reporting population hypertension (according to 10-year age categories) and dementia prevalence. MEDLINE was searched for studies reporting the risk of dementia from age at hypertension diagnosis from database inception to December 31, 2022. Longitudin

SUBMITTER: Mulligan MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227413 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature