Trends in Dementia Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality in the United States (2000-2016).

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The prevalence of dementia has declined in the United States; how this parallels to changes in incidence and mortality, and how improvements in educational attainment may have influences these trends, is not known. Methods: Using the Health and Retirement Study (2000-2016), we estimated logistic regression models to examine trends in dementia prevalence and incidence, and mortality for those with and without dementia. Results: The relative decline was about 2.4% per year for dementia prevalence and 1.9% for dementia incidence. Mortality declined similarly for those with and without dementia. Improved educational attainment accounted for decline in incidence, some of the decline in prevalence, and had a negligible role in mortality. Discussion: The de

SUBMITTER: Farina MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989461 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature