Incidence and prevalence of dementia among US Medicare beneficiaries, 2015-21: population based study
The incidence of dementia decreased from 2015 to 2021, but the prevalence increased. Disparities in these measures by race/ethnicity, sex, and neighborhood socioeconomic status should motivate future measures to promote health equity.
Authors
- Talita D’Aguiar Rosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0153-4763)
- Li Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4722-3933)
- Samir Soneji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8735-276X)
- Ying Xian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1237-1162)
- Jay B. Lusk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-8872)
- Brian Mac Grory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-8419)
- Brystana G. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-0406)
- Lindsay Zepel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4691-4866)
- Cassie B. Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5940-2552)
- Kim G. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8793-2489)
- Sneha Mantri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4556-0522)
- Bradley G. Hammill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-6434)
- Emily C. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-7561)
- Beau Blass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2990-0817)
- Richard O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4463-158X)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Trinity College (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-083034
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.65