...Nur Fazidah Asmuje; Sumaiyah Mat; Phyo Kyaw Myint; Maw Pin Tan Introduction: Despite cognitive impairment being a major health issue within the older population, limited information is available on factors associated with cognitive function among Asian ethnic groups. The objective of this study...

... to in the content or advertisements. Dementia Attitude Knowledge Stigma Ethnicity The world’s population is ageing at an unprecedented pace [ 1 ], with the number of older persons expected to be more than two billion by 2050 [ 2-4 ]. Age is the most significant known risk factor for dementia [ 5...

... in other ethnicities. We examined the association between the ApoE genotype and age at onset of AD in a quadriethnic group of community-dwelling AD patients. Methods: AD patients were evaluated at 2 university-based outpatient memory disorder clinics. The ethnic distribution was as follows: Caucasians (n...

...Tze Pin Ng; Terence Leong; Peak Chiang Chiam; Ee-Heok Kua Background: Ethnic variations in dementia rate have been reported worldwide. Understanding these differences is vital for aetiological research, clinical care and health service planning. While age and gender have been consistently...

...Yogeshwar V. Kalkonde; Gineth P. Pinto-Patarroyo; Tatiana Goldman; Adriana M. Strutt; Michele K. York; Mark E. Kunik; Paul E. Schulz Objectives: To test for ethnic disparities in the evaluation and treatment of dementia. Methods: We reviewed 1,401 charts of patients from 4 veteran clinics...