Trends in Alzheimer's disease mortality in Espirito Santo, Brazil: a time series study.

ABSTRACT: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the leading causes of dementia in older adults and is associated with a significant increase in the number of deaths globally.

Objective

This study analyzed mortality from AD in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, between 2013 and 2022.

Methods

This ecological time series study used data from the Mortality Information System and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, identifying deaths per the International Classification of Diseases 10^th Revision (ICD-10) codes for AD (G30, G30.0, G30.1, G30.8, G30.9). Time trend analyses were estimated using Prais-Winsten linear regression to assess annual variations, and the Joinpoint regression model was applied to calculate the annual percentage change (APC).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Horsth AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12561170 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature