Mexican-American Dementia Nomogram: Development of a Dementia Risk Index for Mexican-American Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To create a risk index (Mexican American Dementia Nomogram (MADeN)) that predicts dementia over a 10-year period for Mexican Americans aged 65 and older.

Design

Retrospective cohort study with longitudinal analysis.

Setting

Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and California.

Participants

Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) participants (n = 1,739).

Measurements

Dementia was defined as a decline of three or more points per year on the Mini-Mental State Examination and inability to perform one or more daily activities. Candidate risk factors included demographic characteristics, measures of social engagement, self-reported health conditions, ability to perform daily activities, and physical act

SUBMITTER: Downer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5180363 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature