Alzheimer's Disease Mortality Trends in Turkey, 2009-2018
Özet
Aim: World population has aged as a result of developments and improvements
in the living conditions, care and health services. The most important risk factor of
Alzheimer's disease is age, and with the aging of the population, both prevalence
and mortality rates increase. The study aimed to determine the trend of mortality
rates due to Alzheimer's disease over the years according to gender and age groups,
between 2009-2018.
Methods: Alzheimer's disease-related data was obtained from the Turkish Statistical
Institute death database. Age-standardized mortality rates were calculated through
the direct method to the World Standard Population. Joinpoint Regression Analysis
was used to estimate annual percentage change, average annual percentage
change, and 95% confidence intervals.
Results: Over the period observed, more than 95 000 persons died due to Alzheimer's
disease (37 961 males and 57 936 females). Joinpoint Regression Analysis indicated
that the trend in Alzheimer's mortality rates a significant increase of 13.3% (95% CI:
10.6;16.2; p<0.001) every year from 2009 to 2015, and a non-significant decrease
of 0.5% % (95% CI: -5.3;4.7; p=0.82), from 2015 to the end of the period. When
evaluated according to gender, both in females and males, mortality rates showed
a significant increase from 2009 to 2015. And then until the end of the period a nonsignificant decrease in males and a non-significant increase in females.
Conclusion: The findings from this study can provide information about current and
future health planning and policy development in medicine, social work, public policy
and public health.
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Acta Medica AlanyaCilt
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https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1519952https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/1709