The Cretan Aging Cohort: Cohort Description and Burden of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Authors :: Zaganas, I.V. Simos, P. Basta, M. Kapetanaki, S. Panagiotakis, S. Koutentaki, I. Fountoulakis, N. Bertsias, A. Duijker, G. Tziraki, C. Scarmeas, N. Plaitakis, A. Boumpas, D. Lionis, C. Vgontzas, A.N.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Our aim was to explore the burden of dementia in the Cretan Aging Cohort, comprised of 3140 persons aged ≥60 years (56.8% women, 5.8 ± 3.3 years formal education, 86.2% living in rural areas) who attended selected primary health-care facilities on the island of Crete, Greece. In the first study phase, a formal diagnosis of dementia had been reached in 4.0% of the participants. However, when selected 505 participants underwent thorough neuropsychiatric evaluation in the second phase of this study (344 with Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]

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