Longevity in the South Carolina Alzheimer's disease registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

South Carolina has arguably the most robust Alzheimer's Registry in the United States. For enhanced planning in both clinical practice and research and better utilization of the Registry data, it is important to understand survival after Registry entry. To this end, we conducted exploratory analyses to examine the patterns of longevity/survival in the South Carolina Alzheimer's Disease Registry.

Methods

The sample included 42,028 individuals in the South Carolina Alzheimer's Disease Registry (SCADR). Participants were grouped into four cohorts based on their year of diagnosis. Longevity in the Registry (LIR), or the length of survival in the registry, was calculated based on the years of reported diagnosis and death.

Results

The median LIR varied between 24

SUBMITTER: Miller MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11371588 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature