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Population attributable fraction of modifiable risk factors for dementia in Chile
Rodrigo C Vergara, Pedro Zitko, Andrea Slachevsky, Consuelo San Martin, Carolina Delgado. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2022-02-23
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
The overall weighted PAF for modifiable risk factors was 45.8% (42.2% to 49.3%). Variables with the highest PAF were lower education, high blood pressure, hearing loss, and obesity. Women showed a greater overall weighted PAF: 50.7% (45.3% to -56.1%), compared to men: 40.2% (35.4% to 45.0%), driven by a higher PAF for physical inactivity and depression in women. The PAF for modifiable risk factors for dementia in Chile is higher than in previous world reports, due to a greater prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Women have a higher potential for dementia prevention. HIGHLIGHTS: The proportion of dementia associated to modifiable risk factors in Chile is 45.8%.The main modifiable risk factors are high blood pressure, obesity, and hearing loss.Women had a greater prevalence of physical inactivity and depression than men.Chile had a greater prevalence of metabolic risk factors than other world regions.
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Vergara, R. C., Zitko, P., Slachevsky, A., Martin, C. S., & Delgado, C. (2022). Population attributable fraction of modifiable risk factors for dementia in Chile. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12273
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Vergara RC, Zitko P, Slachevsky A, Martin CS, Delgado C. Population attributable fraction of modifiable risk factors for dementia in Chile. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2022. doi:10.1002/dad2.12273. PMID: 35229017.
BibTeX
@article{vergara2022-35229017,
author = {Vergara, Rodrigo C and Zitko, Pedro and Slachevsky, Andrea and Martin, Consuelo San and Delgado, Carolina},
title = {{Population attributable fraction of modifiable risk factors for dementia in Chile}},
journal = {Alzheimer's \& dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.1002/dad2.12273},
pmid = {35229017},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12273}
}
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Key findings
- The overall weighted PAF for modifiable risk factors was 45.8% (42.2% to 49.3%).
- Variables with the highest PAF were lower education, high blood pressure, hearing loss, and obesity.
- Women showed a greater overall weighted PAF: 50.7% (45.3% to -56.1%), compared to men: 40.2% (35.4% to 45.0%), driven by a higher PAF for physical inactivity and depression in women.
- The PAF for modifiable risk factors for dementia in Chile is higher than in previous world reports, due to a greater prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors.
- Women have a higher potential for dementia prevention.
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Study details
- Effect size45.8%; 42.2% to 49.3%; 50.7%
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 48/100
Published in a leading specialty journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, studied in people and 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 27 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 48 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2022 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| 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 35229017) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 27 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 27 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 48 out of 100. |
| Total | 48 / 100 | — |
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