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Divergent Mortality Patterns Associated With Dementia in the United States: 1999-2020
Mohsan Ali, Muhammad Talha, Bisal Naseer, Sanobar Jaka, Sasidhar Gunturu. The primary care companion for CNS disorders, 2024-08-13
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Results revealed 6,601,680 deaths related to dementia between 1999 and 2020. Among these, 85.5% were non-Hispanic (NH) white, 8% NH black, 4.34% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% NH Asian or Pacific Islander, and 0.3% NH American Indian or Alaska Native adults. The overall AAMR was 17.49, with women experiencing a higher AAMR of 18.19 compared to men (16.05). Ethnic disparities were evident, with NH black adults having the highest AAMR (18.23), followed by NH white (18.09) and Hispanic adults (12.7). Over the study period, the overall AAMR increased from 10.86 in 1999 to 21.42 in 2020, with a notable 18.4% rise in the AAMR from 1999 to 2001. From 2001 to 2020, the average percent change of the AAMR was 1.0%. This upward trend in mortality was observed for both men and women and across all ethnicities. The study spanning 1999-2020 revealed concerning trends in dementia-related mortality in the United States. There is a critical need for targeted health care policy initiatives aimed at mitigating the increasing dementia burden. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2024;26(4):24m03724. Author affiliations are listed at the end of this article.
Key findings
- Results revealed 6,601,680 deaths related to dementia between 1999 and 2020.
- Among these, 85.5% were non-Hispanic (NH) white, 8% NH black, 4.34% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% NH Asian or Pacific Islander, and 0.3% NH American Indian or Alaska Native adults.
- The overall AAMR was 17.49, with women experiencing a higher AAMR of 18.19 compared to men (16.05).
- Ethnic disparities were evident, with NH black adults having the highest AAMR (18.23), followed by NH white (18.09) and Hispanic adults (12.7).
- Over the study period, the overall AAMR increased from 10.86 in 1999 to 21.42 in 2020, with a notable 18.4% rise in the AAMR from 1999 to 2001.
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Study details
- Study designretrospective cohort
- Participants10,000
- Effect size85.5%; 4.34%; 1.6%
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 75/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a retrospective cohort study, reconstructed from past records. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 42 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 75 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The primary care companion for CNS disorders) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A retrospective cohort study, reconstructed from past records |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2024 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 4 / 4 | 10,000 participants |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 39178013) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 42 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 42 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 75 out of 100. |
| Total | 75 / 100 | — |
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Ali, M., Talha, M., Naseer, B., Jaka, S., & Gunturu, S. (2024). Divergent Mortality Patterns Associated With Dementia in the United States: 1999-2020. The primary care companion for CNS disorders. https://doi.org/10.4088/pcc.24m03724
Vancouver
Ali M, Talha M, Naseer B, Jaka S, Gunturu S. Divergent Mortality Patterns Associated With Dementia in the United States: 1999-2020. The primary care companion for CNS disorders. 2024. doi:10.4088/pcc.24m03724. PMID: 39178013.
BibTeX
@article{ali2024-39178013,
author = {Ali, Mohsan and Talha, Muhammad and Naseer, Bisal and Jaka, Sanobar and Gunturu, Sasidhar},
title = {{Divergent Mortality Patterns Associated With Dementia in the United States: 1999-2020}},
journal = {The primary care companion for CNS disorders},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.4088/pcc.24m03724},
pmid = {39178013},
url = {https://doi.org/10.4088/pcc.24m03724}
}