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The prevalence of dementia among elderly people living in Zaragoza and Liverpool

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Antonio Lobo ,
Michael Dewey ,
John Copeland ,
José-Luis Día  and
Pedro Saz
Antonio Lobo*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zaragoza; Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
Michael Dewey
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zaragoza; Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
John Copeland
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zaragoza; Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
José-Luis Día
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zaragoza; Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
Pedro Saz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zaragoza; Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
*
1 Address for correspondence: Professor Antonio Lobo, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Departamento de Psiquiatria, Planta 11, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Synopsis

The prevalence of dementia in elderly people living in the community was compared using data from Zaragoza (Spain) and Liverpool (UK). A standardized interview, the Geriatric Mental State (GMS), was administered to a random sample of 1070 persons in Liverpool and 1080 in Zaragoza. Using diagnoses derived from the GMS-AGECAT package we found no significant difference between the prevalence of dementia in Zaragoza (7·4%) and Liverpool (5·0%). The expected increase in prevalence with age was found, but the two cities did not appear to differ in the relationship between age and prevalence. No sex difference was apparent, and the two cities do not differ in the relationship between sex and prevalence.

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Preliminary Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 239 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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