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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS
Volume 29, Issue 5, Pages 452-456Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513518654
Keywords
aged; dementia; gastritis; risk factor
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- Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation [IRPA 06-02-04-0461PR0031]
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Introduction: Given the high prevalence of dementia and its devastating consequences, identifying risk factors for dementia is a public health priority. The present study aims to assess whether gastritis increases the odds of dementia. Methodology: The data for this study, consisting of 2926 community-dwelling older adults, were obtained from the National survey entitled Mental Health and Quality of Life of Older Malaysians.'' Dementia was diagnosed using the Geriatric Mental State-Automated Geriatric Examination for Computer-Assisted Taxonomy. Results: Prevalence of dementia was considerably higher among older adults with gastritis (29.5%) compared to those without gastritis (13.2%). After adjusting for age, gender, marital status, educational attainment, hypertension, stroke, and diabetes, gastritis was significantly associated with more than twice odds of dementia (adjusted odds ratio = 2.42, P < .001, 95% confidence interval = 1.68-3.49). Conclusions: The findings from this population-based observational study showing evidence that gastritis may increase the risk of dementia provide avenue for further inquiries into dementia.
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