PS Mathuranath|Perumpillichira J. Cherian|Robert Mathew|Suresh Kumar|Annamma George|Aley Alexander|Neelima Ranjith|PSankara Sarma
Dementia in Kerala, South India: prevalence and influence of age, education and gender
Marymount University|Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
abstract background data prevalence dementia india large aging population scant studied prevalence ad dementia kerala south india effects age education gender methods 2phase survey 2466 individuals aged 55 years living community men constituted 41 lt 75 years age 769 education 4 years 696 screening phase using instrumental activity daily living scale elderly iadle addenbrookes cognition examination ace diagnosticassessment phase ii 532 screenpositives 247 10 screennegatives results 93 377 55 years 81 486 65 years age dementia age adjusted uspopulation 2000 dementia ad rates 486 191 age 55 years 644 356 65 years odds dementia ad high increasingage 589 1533 7584 1323 2592 85 years women 162 295 low 027 016 education 9 years age low education increased dementia age female gender increased ad conclusion prevalence dementia ad higher reported subcontinent suggesting dementia kerala south india uncommon increasing age increased dementia ad loweducation associated dementia femalegender ad copyright 2009 john wiley amp sons ltd