Thursday, 21 August 2003
This presentation is part of : Psychogeriatrics Around the World: Local Research Projects with Global Implications

S080-004 Incidence of Cognitive Impairment on Dementia in Elderly African Americans

Frederick W. Unverzagt1, Sujuan Gao2, Kathleen Lane2, Bev Musick3, Siu Hui3, Kathleen S Hall1, and Hugh Hendrie4. (1) Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA, (2) Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA, (3) Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA, (4) Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Objective: To present population-based, age-standardized incidence rates for Cognitive Impairment No Dementia (CIND).

Design: The Indianapolis Study of Health and Aging is a longitudinal, population-based study of African Americans, aged 65 and older.

Materials and Methods: Subjects were seen for baseline survey and 2- and 5-year follow-up. Each assessment used a 2-stage design with in-home screening followed by full diagnostic evaluation of a subsample of participants based on screening performance with sampling for false negatives. Specific criteria for CIND were used; diagnosis was by consensus panel.

Results: The inception cohort numbered 2,212 persons. A total of 1,698 participants completed the follow-up (144 were demented or CIND at baseline, 217 died before follow up, and 153 were lost to follow-up). The group completing follow-up averaged 73.3 ± 6.7 years of age and 9.9 ± 6.7 years of education. There were 26 incident cases of CIND at 2-years and 62 incident cases at 5-year follow-up. The age-standardized annual incidence rates were: 3.39% (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05, 5.72) for age 65-74, 6.11% (95% CI 3.76, 8.45) for age 75-84, and 9.12% (95% CI 4.82, 13.42) for age 85 and older. The overall age-standardized incidence of CIND in this population was 4.77% (95% CI 3.15, 6.41).

Conclusions: Among elderly African Americans, the incidence rate of CIND increases with increasing age and is higher than published incidence rates for Alzheimer disease at least among the young-old and old-old. The increased incidence of CIND relative to Alzheimer's disease is likely due to the presence of multiple causes and variable clinical outcomes in CIND in these age bands.

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