Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Old People in Urban and Rural Areas of Guizhou Province
- VernacularTitle:贵州省城乡老年人轻度认知功能损害的流行现状
- Author:
Mingyu LEI
;
Wenyong HUANG
;
Jingyuan YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mild cognitive impairment;
elderly people;
prevalence;
cross-sectional study
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among elderly people aged 60 and over in urban and rural areas of Guizhou Province. Methods:A total of 4535 residents aged 60 and over was selected by random cluster sampling in Giuyang City and Zheng'an County. All participants were interviewed with questionnaires, they also received physical examination for related information, and their cognitive function was assessed by the mini-mental state examination (MMSE). Frisoni's criteria for MCI, the score of MMSE below one standard deviation matching age and education was used to this investigation. Chi-square test and u test were used in data analysis. Results: The total prevalence of MCI among all elderly people aged 60 years and over was 15.4%. Prevalence for urban community was higher than that of rural area (16.3% vs. 13.2%,?2=6.71, P=0.01). Prevalence in female (17.0%) was higher than in male (13.1%)(?2=12.88, P
