Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Alzheimers Dement. 2023 Oct;19(10):4388-4395. doi: 10.1002/alz.13081. Epub 2023 Jul 17.
This study estimates the prevalence and number of people living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia in 50 US states and 3142 counties.
We used cognitive data from the Chicago Health and Aging Project, a population-based study, and combined it with the National Center for Health Statistics 2020 bridged-race population estimates to determine the prevalence of AD in adults ≥65 years.
A higher prevalence of AD was estimated in the east and southeastern regions of the United States, with the highest in Maryland (12.9%), New York (12.7%), and Mississippi (12.5%). US states with the highest number of people with AD were California, Florida, and Texas. Among larger counties, those with the highest prevalence of AD were Miami-Dade County in Florida, Baltimore city in Maryland, and Bronx County in New York.
The state- and county-specific estimates could help public health officials develop region-specific strategies for caring for people with AD.
本研究估计了美国 50 个州和 3142 个县的阿尔茨海默病（AD）痴呆患者的患病率和人数。
我们使用了基于人群的芝加哥健康与老龄化项目的认知数据，并将其与国家卫生统计中心 2020 年的跨种族人口估计数相结合，以确定≥65 岁成年人中 AD 的患病率。
美国东部和东南部地区的 AD 患病率估计较高，马里兰州（12.9%）、纽约州（12.7%）和密西西比州（12.5%）最高。AD 患者人数最多的州是加利福尼亚州、佛罗里达州和德克萨斯州。在较大的县中，AD 患病率最高的是佛罗里达州的迈阿密-戴德县、马里兰州的巴尔的摩市和纽约州的布朗克斯县。
州和县级别的具体估计可以帮助公共卫生官员为 AD 患者制定特定于地区的护理策略。
