New research provides concerning statistics regarding the prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia in New York, and one NYC borough in particular was found to have the highest rate of the disease in the country
New research provides concerning statistics regarding the prevalence of Alzheimer's dementia in New York, and one NYC borough in particular was found to have the highest rate of the disease in the country.
In a first-ever look at Alzheimer's prevalence at a county level, researchers found that the Bronx was tied for the highest estimated rates, according to the data published in The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association on Monday. Using cognitive data from the Chicago Health and Aging Project and population estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics, it was estimated that the prevalence rate for Bronx County was at 16.6%. That figure was tied with Miami-Dade County, in Florida, and Baltimore City, in Maryland, for the highest rate in the U.S.As for the rest of the NYC area, Kings County had an estimated prevalence of 15%, Manhattan was at 14% and Queens was at 13.7 percent, the study found.
The study examined counties across the country with populations of at least 10,000 people aged 65 or higher. Overall, the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's was found to be in the east and southeastern regions of the U.S., according to the research. "These new estimates add more granular data to our understanding of Alzheimer’s prevalence across the country,” said Kumar B. Rajan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush Medical College. “This information, in addition to raising awareness of the Alzheimer’s crisis in specific communities, may help public health programs better allocate funding, staffing and other resources for caring for people with Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.
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