Estimates of the Association of Dementia With US Mortality Levels Using Linked Survey and Mortality Records.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Vital statistics are the primary source of data used to understand the mortality burden of dementia in the US, despite evidence that dementia is underreported on death certificates. Alternative estimates, drawing on population-based samples, are needed.

Objective

To estimate the percentage of deaths attributable to dementia in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

A prospective cohort study of the Health and Retirement Study of noninstitutionalized US individuals with baseline exposure assessment in 2000 and follow-up through 2009 was conducted. Data were analyzed from November 2018 to May 2020. The sample was drawn from 7489 adults aged 70 to 99 years interviewed directly or by proxy. Ninety participants with missing covariates or sample weights and 57

SUBMITTER: Stokes AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7445631 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature