Risk factors in clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease: A retrospective hospital-based case control study in Warrington
| Autor: | E. Salib |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics business.industry Head injury Case-control study Hospital based Odds ratio Disease medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health medicine Dementia Case-control method Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Family history Psychiatry business Gerontology |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health. 4:259-267 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 1360-7863 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/713649926 |
| Popis: | The objective of the study was to assess risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, previously reported in cases control studies from other countries. It was conducted in a psychiatric of unit for the elderly in Warrington, a town in the northwest of England. A retrospective hospital-based, case control method was used comparing 198 cases of Alzheimer's disease (ADRDANINCDS diagnostic criteria) to selected controls (164 other dementias and 176 non-dementing group) in respect of their family, medical and personal histories.The subjects included all patients referred to and seen by the author during a two-year study period. Fifty-eight of 198 Alzheimer's cases reported family history of dementia, compared with 35 of 340 controls (OR=3.27 95% CI 1.89–5.39), p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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