Estimating the prevalence of diagnosed Alzheimer disease in England across deprivation groups using electronic health records: a clinical practice research datalink study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Estimate the prevalence of diagnosed Alzheimer's disease (AD) and early Alzheimer's disease (eAD) overall and stratified by age, sex and deprivation and combinations thereof in England on 1 January 2020.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Primary care electronic health record data, the Clinical Practice Research database linked with secondary care data, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and patient-level deprivation data, Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).

Outcome measures

The prevalence per 100 000 of the population and corresponding 95% CIs for both diagnosed AD and eAD overall and stratified by covariates. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess the sensitivity of the population definition and look-back period.

Results

There were 448 79

SUBMITTER: Leahy TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603427 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature