Prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in the Mexican population

Evidence from Mex-Cog, a harmonized cognitive assessment protocol study

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ID12442467
AutoresSilvia Mejia-Arango (0000-0002-6416-1159, Institute of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley , Harlingen, Texas, autor de correspondencia), Miguel Arce Rentería (0000-0002-4696-6279, Department of Neurology, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons , New York City, New York), Joseph Saenz (0000-0002-4200-9615, Arizona State University), Rebeca Wong (0000-0001-7287-0660, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas)
EditoresEmilio Muñoz (0000-0003-2152-5917, (Psychological Sciences Section))
Año2025
Volumen81
Número3
Fecha de publicación2025-12-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbaf268
PMID41414039
OpenAlexW4417524521
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas52

Leveraging the nationally-representative and comprehensive cognitive data in Mex-Cog, an algorithm-derived classification of dementia and MCI provided the prevalence of dementia and MCI in Mexico. Besides the association with cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease, the effect of education, rural residence, and lack of health insurance suggests an unequal burden of MCI and dementia among the aging Mexican population

Association (psychology · Cognition · Cognitive Assessment System · Cognitive decline · Cognitive impairment · Dementia · Protocol (science · Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Neurological disorders and treatments · Epidemiology