Analysis on the health status of elderly people with dementia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-635X.2010.03.010
- VernacularTitle:老年痴呆患者健康状况分析
- Author:
Tao GONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aging;
Dementia;
Risk factors;
Health state
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2010;18(3):167-170
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the health status of elderly people with dementia and explore the risk factors and impact of dementia. Methods The health statuses of 104 elderly patients with dementia and 99 normal controls were analyzed with Mini-Mental State Examination. Medical history,laboratory tests,and physical examinations of all patients were collected and compared.Results The incident of dementia was significantly higher in patients with dementia,and the risk factors included female,older age,low education,history of stroke,history of surgical operation,tumors,pneumonia,severe osteoarthropathy,low calcemia,and hypercholesterolemia (P<0.05).Other indicators were not significantly different between the patients and controls(P>0.05).Conclusions Multiple risk factors contribute to dementia in elderly people.In return,dementia deteriorates the health of these patients.
