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aged 65 years and older in a five-county area in the Piedmont region of
North Carolina was evaluated for dementia, using the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, and the National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke--Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Disorders Association criteria. Of 164 subjects, 26 were found to
be demented, resulting in an estimated prevalence rate of dementia in the
five-county area of 16% (95% confidence interval, 7.92 to 24.08) for blacks
and 3.05% (95% confidence interval, 0 to 6.91) for whites. The estimated
prevalence of dementia for white women (2.9%) was similar to that for white
men (3.3%), but the rate for black women was distinctly higher than for
black men (19.9% and 8.9%, respectively). Blacks were more likely than
whites to have a history of stroke, hypertension, and other chronic
disorders that might have contributed to the development of dementia. Apart
from differences in rates of institutionalization, no other relevant
factors were identified that might explain the difference in the prevalence
of dementia in these black and white community residents.
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