Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Computer Science and Engineering Department, The American University, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jan 29;21(2):151. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21020151.
As the global population ages, the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older individuals has been steadily rising. Like many countries, Egypt is grappling with the challenges an aging demographic poses. The global network of longitudinal aging studies, modeled after the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS), includes over 40 countries but lacks representation from the Arab/North African region. The proposed 'A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging' (AL-SEHA) will address this gap by providing data on aging in Egypt, the largest Arab/North African country, shedding light on the intricate relationship between cognitive impairment and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Egypt's aging population between 2021 and 2022. This study took place in five governments in Egypt and recruited 299 participants from a population of 50+. The results of the study are from the pilot stage of the original longitudinal study (AL-SEHA).
随着全球人口老龄化，老年人认知障碍的患病率一直在稳步上升。与许多国家一样，埃及也在努力应对人口老龄化带来的挑战。全球纵向老龄化研究网络以美国健康与退休研究（HRS）为蓝本，包括 40 多个国家，但缺乏来自阿拉伯/北非地区的代表性。拟议的“埃及健康老龄化纵向研究”（AL-SEHA）将填补这一空白，提供埃及老龄化人口的相关数据，该研究是阿拉伯/北非最大的国家，揭示了 2021 年至 2022 年间埃及人口老龄化中认知障碍与非传染性疾病（NCDs）之间的复杂关系。该研究在埃及的五个政府所在地进行，从 50+人群中招募了 299 名参与者。该研究的结果来自原始纵向研究（AL-SEHA）的试点阶段。
