Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment among older adults living in Mansoura city, Egypt
Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment among older adults living in Mansoura city, Egypt
Amer, Moatassema; Mousa, Shereena; Khater, Mohameda; Wahab, Wessam Abdelb
Middle East Current Psychiatry: January 2012 - Volume 19 - Issue 1 - p 3–7
doi: 10.1097/01.XME.0000407821.18381.3c
Abstract
Background
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) represents a high-risk factor for developing dementia. However, the epidemiology of MCI is not well known.
Aim
This work was performed to determine the prevalence of MCI in nondemented older adults.
Participants and methods
A cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 100 community-dwelling nondemented older adults aged 60 years or older living in Mansoura city, Egypt. A comprehensive geriatric assessment including medical history and physical examination was carried out for each participant. Cognitive functions were evaluated using the Arabic translation of the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Arabic version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test.
Results
The prevalence of MCI was 32% among the studied population. MCI was associated with advanced age, low education, hypertension, and depression, but sex, smoking, diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease were not associated with MCI.
Conclusion
MCI is frequent in older people. Our study suggests that approximately 32% of elderly participants free of dementia are affected by MCI, and advanced age, hypertension, and depression are the main factors associated with MCI. Further studies are needed to determine the prevalence of MCI throughout Egypt.
