Cruz MME

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ABSTRACT

Background: The prevalence of dementia has been extensively investigated throughout the world, with great disparities in the results due to the use of different diagnostic criteria and methodologies. An initial parameter for dementia is cognitive mild – present before the diagnostic stage. This may be detected by measurement tools such as the Minimental State Examination of Folstein and Folstein (MMSE), which has been verified and is applied worldwide.
Objective: To establish the cognitive mild among the population 65 years of age and older which resides in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, NL, Mexico (MAM).
Material and method: An epidemiological cross study was carried out in the population of residents of the (MAM) who are 65 years of age or older (239) Instruments: Informed consent, a demographic survey, and the (MMSE) The maximum score is 30, and the cutoff point is 24 for those with elementary school education or more, 21 without schooling, and 17 for analphabets. Next, blocks, streets, houses, and individuals were randomly selected. Once the informed consent form was signed, the survey and MMSE were given.
Results: The prevalence of cognitive mild was 10.8787%, (CI 95% of 6.99-14.78). The test of the hypothesis was significant for the group with 80-84 years of age (p = 0.02), which also obtained an OR of 3.58 (IC 95% of 1.26-10.9).
Conclusion: The prevalence of cognitive mild in the (MAM) is not different from that which is reported in Latino countries such as Cuba or Argentina; is greater than Korea, China, and Egypt; and is less than the U.S.A., Spain, England, and Wales. By age groups, the group with 80-84 years of age is statistically significant and has a high risk.

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