Demographics and Medication Use of Patients with Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly population. However, epidemiological studies on the demographics of AD in Hong Kong population are lacking.

Objective

We investigated the demographics, comorbidities, mortality rates, and medication use of patients with AD in Hong Kong to understand how the disease has been managed locally.

Methods

This was a collaborative study of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hospital Authority Data Collaboration Lab. We analyzed the demographic data, clinical records, diagnoses, and medication records of patients with AD under the care of the Hospital Authority between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2017.

Results

We identified 23,467 patients diagnosed with

SUBMITTER: Wong HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198724 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature