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Alzheimer's Disease is Rare in Cree

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Hugh C. Hendrie ,
Kathleen S. Hall ,
Neelan Pillay ,
Donald Rodgers ,
Carol Prince ,
James Norton ,
Harry Brittain ,
Avindra Nath ,
Arthur Blue  and
Joe Kaufert
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Hugh C. Hendrie
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Kathleen S. Hall
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Neelan Pillay
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Donald Rodgers
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Carol Prince
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
James Norton
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Harry Brittain
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Avindra Nath
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Arthur Blue
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Joe Kaufert
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Paul Shelton
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Brian Postl
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Benjamin Osuntokun
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
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Abstract

A community survey and subsequent clinical assessment of 192 Cree aged 65 years and over registered in two Reserves in Northern Manitoba identified only one case of probable Alzheimer's disease among eight cases of dementia, giving a prevalence of 0.5% for Alzheimer's disease and 4.2% for all dementias. This contrasted with an age-adjusted prevalence of 3.5% for Alzheimer's disease and 4.2% for all dementias in an age-stratified sample of 241 English-speaking residents of Winnipeg. Although it was not so for all dementias, the difference between the groups for prevalence of Alzheimer's disease was highly significant (p < .001). The age-specific patterns of all dementias in the two groups were significantly different, however (p = .0254).

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Research and Reviews
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 5 - 14
Copyright
© 1993 Springer Publishing Company

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