Generational Differences in Age-Specific Dementia Prevalence Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Dementia is a significant public health challenge, with its prevalence expected to increase as life expectancy continues to extend globally.

Objective

To estimate generational differences in age-specific dementia prevalence across the US, Europe, and England.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from 1994 to 2021 from the United States Health and Retirement Study (HRS), from 2004 to 2020 from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), and from 2002 to 2019 from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). Statistical analysis was performed from May 2023 to February 2025.

Main outcomes and measures

First, 2 different methods-the validated algorithm and machine learning techniques as the robustn

SUBMITTER: Dou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551361 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature