ListarArtículos por tema "Estadísticas y datos numéricos"
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5α-Reductase-2 gene mutations in the Dominican Republic .
(Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1996)Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 5α-reductase deficiency was clinically and biochemically described in a large Dominican kindred of 23 families with 38 affected subjects in 1974. Recently, the 5α-reductase-2 gene defect ... -
Ageing and dementia in low and middle income countries - Using research to engage with public and policy makers.
(In ternational Review of Psychiatry, 2008)While two thirds of the 24 million people with dementia worldwide live in low and middle income countries, very little research has been conducted to support policy making in these regions. Among the non-communicable ... -
A brief dementia screener suitable for use by non-specialists in resource poor settings-the cross-cultural derivation and validation of the brief Community Screening Instrument for Dementia.
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011)Brief screening tools for dementia for use by non-specialists in primary care have yet to be validated in nonwestern settings where cultural factors and limited education may complicate the task. We aimed to derive a brief ... -
A comparative cross-cultural study of the prevalence of late life depression in low and middle income countries.
(Journal of Affective Disorders, 2016)Current estimates of the prevalence of depression in later life mostly arise from studies carried out in Europe, North America and Asia. In this study we aimed to measure the prevalence of depression using a standardised ... -
The contribution of chronic diseases to the prevalence of dependence among older people in Latin America, China and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey
(BMC Geriatrics, 2010-08-06)The number of older people is set to increase dramatically worldwide. Demographic changes are likely to result in the rise of age-related chronic diseases which largely contribute to years lived with a disability and ... -
Dementia diagnosis in developing countries: a cross-cultural validation study.
(Elsevier Limited, 2003)Research into dementia is needed in developing countries. Assessment of variations in disease frequency between regions might enhance our understanding of the disease, but methodological difficulties need to be addressed. ... -
Dementia severity and weight loss: a comparison across eight cohorts. the 10/66 study.
(Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2013)We aimed to investigate the association between dementia severity and weight loss in countries with low and middle incomes, where most prevalent cases reside. Methods: Cross-sectional catchment area surveys were performed ... -
Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group
(American Journal o f Clinical Nutrition, 2009)Evidence of an association between fish and meat consumption and risk of dementia is inconsistent and nonexistent in populations in developing countries. Objective: The objective was to investigate associations between ... -
Effects of education and culture on the validity of the Geriatric Mental State and its AGECAT algorithm.
(British Journal of Psychiatry, 2004)The Geriatric Mental State (GMS) is the most widely used psychiatric research assessment for older persons. Evidence for validity comes from the developed world. Aims: To assess the validity of GMS/AGECATorganicity and ... -
The epidemiology of dependency among urban-dwelling older people in the Dominican Republic: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMC Public Health, 2008)Demographic ageing, and the health transition will soon lead to large increases in the number of dependent older people in low and middle income countries. Despite its importance, this topic has not previously been ... -
Equity in the delivery of community healthcare to older people: Findings from 10/66 Dementia research group cross-sectional surveys in Latin America, China, India and Nigeria.
(BMC Health Services Research, 2011)To describe patterns of recent health service utilisation, and consequent out-of-pocket expenses among older people in countries with low and middle incomes, and to assess the equity with which services are accessed and ... -
Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma Mansoni.
(Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2001)The wide geographic distribution of Schistosoma mansoni, a digenetic trematode and parasite of humans, is determined by the occurrence of its intermediate hosts, freshwater snails of the genus Biomphalaria (Preston 1910). ... -
Frailty and the prediction of dependence and mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a 10/66 population based cohort study.
(BMC Medicine, 2015)In countries with high incomes, frailty indicators predict adverse outcomes in older people, despite a lack of consensus on definition or measurement. We tested the predictive validity of physical and multidimensional ... -
Measuring disability across cultures the psychometric properties of the WHODAS II in older people from seven low- And middle-income countries. the 10/66 Dementia research group population-based survey
(International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 2010)We evaluated the psychometric properties of the 12-item intervieweradministered screener version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule – version II (WHODAS II) among older people living in seven ... -
A novel mutation of the human luteinizing hormone receptor in 46XY and 46XX sisters.
(Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1998)We repor t a novel homozygous mutation of the LH receptor (LHR) gene in three siblings: two 46XY and one 46XX. The 46XY siblings presented with female external genitalia, primary amenorrhea, and lack of breast development. ... -
Population normative data for the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery from Latin America, India and China: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMC Neurology, 2009)1) To report site-specific normative values by age, sex and educational level for four components of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery; 2) to estimate the main and interactive effects of age, sex, ... -
The prevalence and social patterning of chronic diseases among older people in a population undergoing health transition: a 10/66 group cross-sectional population-based survey in the Dominican Republic .
(BMC Public Health, 2010)Very little of the increased attention towards chronic diseases in countries with low and middle incomes has been directed towards older people, who contribute 72% of all deaths, and 14% of all Disability Adjusted Life Years ... -
Prevalence of dementia in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cross-sectional survey.
(The Lancet, 2008)Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. We investigated the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and middle-income countries according ... -
Prevalence of stroke and related burden among older people living in Latin America, India and China.
(Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2011)Despite the growing importance of stroke in developing countries, little is known of stroke burden in survivors. The authors investigated the prevalence of selfreported stroke, stroke-related disability, dependence and ... -
The prevalence, correlates and impact of anaemia among older people in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
(British Journal of Haematology, 2013)Anaemia among older people is increasingly recognized as a matter of public health concern. Data from low- and middleincome countries are sparse. We surveyed 10915 people aged 65 years and over (8423 with blood tests) in ...