Prevalence of cognitive and functional impairment in a community sample from Sao Paulo, Brazil


Autoria(s): HOTOTIAN, Sergio R.; LOPES, Marcos A.; AZEVEDO, Dionisio; TATSCH, Mariana; BAZZARELLA, Mario C.; BUSTAMANTE, Sonia E. Z.; LITVOC, Julio; BOTTINO, Cassio M. C.
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

19/10/2012

19/10/2012

2008

Resumo

Aims: To present the prevalence of cognitive and functional impairment (CFI) in community-dwelling elderly subjects from the city of Sao Paulo. Methods: The population was aged 60 years and older (n = 1,563; 68.7% women and 31.3% men) and lived in different socioeconomic areas. The following instruments were administered to the elderly: the Mini Mental State Examination and the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation. The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly and the Bayer-Activities of Daily Living scale were administered to an informant. Results: The prevalence of CFI (n = 250) was 16% (95% confidence interval, CI: 14.2-17.8%) or 15.8% (95% CI: 13.8-17.8%). In regression models, the increase in the odds ratio (OR) of CFI was associated with age, for elderly individuals aged 75 years or older, illiterates or with 1-4 years of schooling, and with a history of stroke and diabetes mellitus. On the other hand, for subjects with a tumor history, the OR of CFI was significantly reduced. Conclusion: CFI was high and increased at older ages and in subjects with low education. Potentially changeable factors were identified (stroke and diabetes), and the possible `protective effect` of tumor/cancer against CFI should be further investigated by longitudinal studies. Copyright (C) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Identificador

DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS, v.25, n.2, p.135-143, 2008

1420-8008

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/23627

10.1159/000112554

http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000112554

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eng

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KARGER

Relação

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

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closedAccess

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Palavras-Chave #epidemiology #cognitive impairment, prevalence #risk factors #ELDERLY-PEOPLE #ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE #PROXY INFORMATION #HEALTH-PROBLEMS #RISK-FACTORS #SELF-REPORT #DEMENTIA #POPULATION #CANCER #DISABILITY #Geriatrics & Gerontology #Clinical Neurology #Psychiatry
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article

original article

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