Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014)
by bookofjoe on Monday July 03, 2023 @07:29PM
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>Most people don’t experience dementia
>In the first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment prevalence in more than 20 years, Columbia University researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.
Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia (2014)
by Retric on Monday July 03, 2023 @09:44PM
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Sure, though don’t forget 1/4th of American men don’t live past 65, and less than half make it to 79. Dying young isn’t necessarily preferable, but it does impact these statistics.
>In the first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment prevalence in more than 20 years, Columbia University researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/one-10-older-americans-h...
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstr...