1. Prognostic Significance of Mild Cognitive Impairment Subtypes for Dementia and Mortality: Data from the NEDICES Cohort.
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Bermejo-Pareja, Félix, Contador, Israel, Trincado, Rocío, Lora, David, Sánchez-Ferro, Álvaro, Mitchell, Alex J., Boycheva, Elina, Herrero, Alejandro, Hernández-Gallego, Jesús, Llamas, Sara, Galende, Alberto Villarejo, Benito-León, Julián, and Villarejo Galende, Alberto
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MILD cognitive impairment , *DEMENTIA research , *MINI-Mental State Examination , *COGNITIVE testing , *NEUROLOGICAL disorders , *COGNITION disorders diagnosis , *DIAGNOSIS of dementia , *ALGORITHMS , *COGNITION disorders , *LONGITUDINAL method , *NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *PROGNOSIS , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *PREDICTIVE tests , *PROPORTIONAL hazards models - Abstract
Background: The predictive value of diverse subtypes of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) for dementia and death is highly variable.Objective: To compare the predictive value of several MCI subtypes in progression to dementia and/or mortality in the NEDICES (Neurological Disorders in Central Spain) elderly cohort.Methods: Retrospect algorithmic MCI subgroups were established in a non-dementia baseline NEDICES cohort using Spanish adaptations of the original Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-37) and Pfeffer's Functional Activities Questionnaire (Pfeffer-11). The presence of MCI was defined according two cognitive criteria: using two cut-offs points on the total MMSE-37 score. Five cognitive domains were used to establish the MCI subtypes. Functional capacity (Pfeffer-11) was preserved or minimally impaired in all MCI participants. The incident dementia diagnoses were established by specialists and the mortality data obtained from Spanish official registries.Results: 3,411 participants without dementia were assessed in 1994-5. The baseline prevalence of MCI varied according to the MCI definition (4.3%-31.8%). The follow-up was a mean of 3.2 years (1997-8). The dementia incidence varied between 14.9 and 71.8 per 1,000/person-years. The dementia conversion rate was increased in almost all MCI subgroups (p > 0.01), and mortality rate was raised only in four MCI subtypes. The amnestic-multi-domain MCI (aMd-MCI) had the best dementia predictive accuracy (highest positive likelihood ratio and highest clinical utility when negative).Conclusions: Those with aMd-MCI were at greatest risk of progression to dementia, as in other surveys and might be explored with increased attention in MCI research and in dementia preventive trials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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