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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2009; 47 (3)

Risk Factors for Cognitive and Functional Impairment in the Elderly

León-Arcila R, Milián-Suazo F, Camacho-Calderón N, Arévalo-Cedano RE, Escartín-Chávez M

Language: Spanish
References: 27
Page: 277-284
PDF size: 46.30 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective: to establish association between cognitive and functional impairment with economic, social and demographic factors, chronic disease and multi drug therapy in the aged patient.
Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out in 2002 with 422 individuals 60 years old and older. A questionnaire for exploring social and economic conditions was applied. Folsteins’ mini mental exam, Katz, Lawton and Bronfman instruments were also applied. A bivariate analysis was performed to select variables for logistic regression (p ≤ 0.20 in a χ2). Adjusted odds ratios were used to estimate association.
Results: there were 422 individuals interviewed, 178 were male and 244 female mean age 68. The factors associated to cognitive impairment were stroke, female, social and economical level. For daily activities was diabetes mellitus 2 and for instrumental activities of every day were female, visual impairment and multi-drug therapy, all with p ‹ 0.05.
Conclusions: some factors can prevent the presence of cognitive and functional impairment in the elderly.


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