A cross-sectional study of neurological disease in the veterans of military communities in Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2010.06.004
- VernacularTitle:驻京部队离退休干部神经系统疾病现况调查
- Author:
Luning WANG
;
Jiping TAN
;
Hengge XIE
;
Xi ZHANG
;
Wei WANG
;
Zhenfu WANG
;
Jianjun JIA
;
Mingwei ZHU
;
Xiaohong ZHANG
;
Sainan LIU
;
Hong SUN
;
Zhongbao GAO
;
Yanchang SHANG
;
Yane GUO
;
Yiming ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cognition disorders;
Dementia;
Parkinson disease;
Essential tremor;
Sleep disorders;
Mood disorders
- From:
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine
2010;49(6):463-468
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of cognitive and motor disorders as well as emotional and sleep abnormality in the veterans from military communities in Beijing. Methods The participants underwent a comprehensive in-person evaluation including detailed neuropsychological testing,Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and special questionnaires for movement and sleep disorders. Results The overall prevalence of cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal diseases was 32.7%, 8.8% . The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, Parkinson disease, essential tremor, anxiety and depression was 26.2% , 6.5% , 2.0% , 6.1 % , 1.4% and 4.1% respectively. Prevalence of all kinds of sleep disorders ranged from 10. 3% to 53. 9%. The prevalence of cognitive impairment had no significant difference of sex, but were correlated to age and education, the correlation coefficient was 0. 326 and -0.221 ( P<0.01) . Conclusion Veterans from military communities had higher prevalence of cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal diseases and sleep disorders and lower that of anxiety and depression relatively.
