*Corresponding author:
Bo Zhou, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaJia Chen, Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Received: May 29, 2018; Published: June 07, 2018
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.05.001176
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Objectives: The goal of this study was to summarize epidemiological studies of dementia in China, Japan, America and Europe, and to make comparison of the prevalence rate and risk factors in these countries to analyze differences among them.
Methods: Electron¬ic databases including PUBMED, EMBASE, WEB OF SCIENCE, CNKI, CBM, VIP and WANGFANG are searched for relevant articles about epidemiological study of dementia.
Results: From 2000 to 2005, the prevalence of dementia was 5.15% in China,15% in Japan and 4%-8% in Europe. Risk factors of dementia are different among countries as age, gender, education and other factors.
Conclusion: Gender and education are two of most important risk factors of dementia.
Keywords: Dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; Prevalence; Risk factors; Epidemiology