Mortality from Alzheimer's disease in Brazil, 2000-2009

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ID5271827
AuthorsJane Blanco Teixeira (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza-Júnior (0000-0002-8142-4790, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza Júnior (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Joelma Higa (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), Mariza Miranda Theme Filha (0000-0002-7075-9819, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Year2015
Volume31
Issue4
Pages850-860
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00144713
OpenAlexW1717236736
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2015000400850
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited29

Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent type of dementia in the elderly worldwide. To evaluate the mortality trend from Alzheimer's disease in Brazil, a descriptive study was conducted with the Mortality Information System of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (2000-2009). Age and sex-standardized mortality rates were calculated in Brazil's state capitals, showing the percentage variation by exponential regression adjustment. The state capitals as a whole showed an annual growth in mortality rates in the 60 to 79 year age bracket of 8.4% in women and 7.7% in men. In the 80 and older age group, the increase was 15.5% in women and 14% in men. Meanwhile, the all-cause mortality rate declined in both elderly men and women. The increase in mortality from Alzheimer's disease occurred in the context of chronic diseases as a proxy for increasing prevalence of the disease in the population. The authors suggest healthcare strategies for individuals with chronic non-communicable diseases

Christian ministry · Context (archaeology) · Dementia · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Mortality rate · Population · Demography · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Gerontology

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