Background
Methods
Study population
Socio-demographic data, mini mental state examination, and neuropsychiatric evaluation
Statistical Analysis
Results
Socio-demographic data
Mini mental state examination and neuropsychiatry
Age group | Subjects tested with MMSE | Subjects with grades below the 25 MMSE cut off point | Patients with dementia (pooled cases) | Patients with ADa
| Patients with VaDb
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51–64 | 4 | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
65–74 | 26 | 14 (53.8%) | 3 (11.5%) | 1 (3.8%) | 2 (7.7%) |
75–84 | 72 | 49 (68.1%) | 10 (13.9%) | 8 (11.1%) | 2 (2.8%) |
85–94 | 46 | 32 (69.6%) | 8 (17.4%) | 7 (15.2%) | 1 (2.2%) |
95–99 | 7 | 5 (71.4%) | 3 (42.9%) | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (28.6%) |
Total (%) | 155 | 102 (65.8%) | 25 (16.1%) | 18 (11.6%) | 7 (4.5%) |
Socio-demographic Characteristics | Persons with Dementia n = 25 (%) | Persons without dementia n = 255 (%) | ORa
| 95% CIb
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Female | 21 (84.0%) | 192 (75.3%) | 1.72 | 0.55–7.15 |
Male | 4 (16.0%) | 63 (24.3%) | ||
Place of birth | ||||
Durango State | 21 (84.0%) | 193 (75.7%) | 1.69 | 0.54–7.00 |
Other Mexican states or abroadc
| 4 (16.0%) | 62 (24.3%) | ||
Socioeconomic level | ||||
Low | 14 (56.0%) | 139 (54.5%) | ||
Medium | 10 (40.0%) | 108 (42.4%) | 0.92 | 0.35–2.33 |
High | 1 (4.0%) | 8 (3.1%) | 1.24 | 0.03–10.48 |
Ethnic group | ||||
Mestizo | 10 (40.0%) | 173 (67.8%) | ||
White | 15 (60.0%) | 81 (31.8%) | 3.2 | 1.28–8.31 |
Indigenous | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | ||
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 4 (16.0%) | 61 (23.9%) | ||
Widowed | 7 (28.0%) | 115 (45.1%) | 0.93 | 0.23–4.50 |
Never married | 14 (56.0%) | 71 (27.8%) | 3.01 | 0.88–13.12 |
Divorced | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (31.4%) | ||
Occupation (historical) | ||||
Housewife | 9 (36.0%) | 128 (50.2%) | ||
Retired | 2 (8.0%) | 25 (9.8%) | 1.14 | 0.11–5.98 |
Employee | 2 (8.0%) | 43 (16.9%) | 0.66 | 0.07–3.38 |
Professional | 2 (8.0%) | 15 (5.9%) | 1.9 | 0.18–10.44 |
Journeyman | 5 (20.0%) | 24 (9.4%) | 2.96 | 0.71–10.82 |
Businessman | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (3.5%) | ||
Unemployed | 5 (20.0%) | 11 (4.3%) | 6.46 | 1.42–25.97 |
History of alcohol use | ||||
Yes | 6 (24.0%) | 73 (28.6%) | 0.79 | 0.25–2.16 |
No | 19 (76.0%) | 182 (71.4%) | ||
History of smoking | ||||
Yes | 3 (12.0%) | 39 (15.3%) | 0.76 | 0.14–2.70 |
No | 22 (88.0%) | 216 (84.7%) |
Socio-demographic characteristics | Persons with AD n= 18 (%) | Persons without AD n= 262 (%) | ORa
| 95% CIb
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Female | 15 (83.3%) | 198 (75.6%) | 1.62 | 0.44–8.97 |
Male | 3 (16.7%) | 64 (24.4%) | ||
Place of birth | ||||
Durango State | 15 (83.3%) | 199 (76.0%) | 1.58 | 0.43–8.79 |
Other Mexican states or abroadc
| 3 (16.7%) | 63 (24.0%) | ||
Socioeconomic level | ||||
Low | 11 (61.1%) | 142 (54.2%) | ||
Medium | 6 (33.3%) | 112 (42.7%) | 0.69 | 0.20–2.12 |
High | 1 (5.6%) | 8 (3.1%) | 1.61 | 0.03–14.06 |
Ethnic group | ||||
Mestizo | 9 (50.0%) | 174 (66.4%) | ||
White | 9 (50.0%) | 87 (33.2%) | 2 | 0.67–5.90 |
Indigenous | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | ||
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 2 (11.1%) | 63 (24.0%) | ||
Widowed | 5 (27.8%) | 117 (44.7%) | 1.35 | 0.21–14.50 |
Never married | 11 (61.1%) | 74 (28.2%) | 4.68 | 0.96–44.66 |
Divorced | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (3.1%) | ||
Occupation (historical) | ||||
Housewife | 6 (33.3%) | 131 (50.0%) | ||
Retired | 2 (11.1%) | 25 (9.5%) | 1.75 | 0.16–10.47 |
Employee | 1 (5.6%) | 44 (16.8%) | 0.5 | 0.01–4.28 |
Professional | 1 (5.6%) | 16 (6.1%) | 1.36 | 0.03–12.40 |
Journeyman | 5 (27.7%) | 24 (9.2%) | 4.55 | 1.00–19.29 |
Businessman | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (3.4%) | ||
Unemployed | 3 (16.7%) | 13 (5.0%) | 5.04 | 0.72–26.73 |
History of alcohol use | ||||
Yes | 3 (16.7%) | 76 (29.0%) | 0.49 | 0.09–1.81 |
No | 15 (83.3%) | 186 (71.0%) | ||
History of smoking | ||||
Yes | 1 (5.6%) | 41 (15.6%) | 0.32 | 0.01–2.14 |
No | 17 (94.4%) | 221 (84.4%) |