Incident subjective memory complaints and the risk of subsequent dementia
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Incident subjective memory complaints and the risk of subsequent dementia. / Luck, T; Luppa, M; Matschinger, H; Jessen, F; Angermeyer, M C; Riedel-Heller, S G.
In: ACTA PSYCHIAT SCAND, Vol. 131, No. 4, 04.2015, p. 290-6.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Incident subjective memory complaints and the risk of subsequent dementia
AU - Luck, T
AU - Luppa, M
AU - Matschinger, H
AU - Jessen, F
AU - Angermeyer, M C
AU - Riedel-Heller, S G
N1 - © 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to analyze the association between new-incident-subjective memory complaints (SMC) and risk of subsequent dementia in a general population sample aged 75+ years.METHOD: Data were derived from follow-up (FUP) waves I-V of the population-based Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA75+). We used the Kaplan-Meier survival method to estimate dementia-free survival times of individuals with and without incident SMC and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression to assess the association between incident SMC and risk of subsequent dementia, controlled for covariates.RESULTS: Of 443 non-demented individuals, 58 (13.1%) developed dementia during a subsequent 5.4-year follow-up period. Participants with incident SMC showed a significantly higher progression to dementia (18.5% vs. 10.0%; P=0.010) and a significantly shorter mean dementia-free survival time than those without (6.2 vs. 6.8 years; P=0.008). The association between incident SMC and risk of subsequent dementia remained significant in the multivariable Cox analysis (adjusted hazard ratio=1.8; P=0.028).CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest higher progression to dementia and shorter dementia-free survival in older individuals with incident SMC. These findings support the notion that such subjective complaints should be taken seriously in clinical practice as possible early indicators of incipient dementia.
AB - OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to analyze the association between new-incident-subjective memory complaints (SMC) and risk of subsequent dementia in a general population sample aged 75+ years.METHOD: Data were derived from follow-up (FUP) waves I-V of the population-based Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA75+). We used the Kaplan-Meier survival method to estimate dementia-free survival times of individuals with and without incident SMC and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression to assess the association between incident SMC and risk of subsequent dementia, controlled for covariates.RESULTS: Of 443 non-demented individuals, 58 (13.1%) developed dementia during a subsequent 5.4-year follow-up period. Participants with incident SMC showed a significantly higher progression to dementia (18.5% vs. 10.0%; P=0.010) and a significantly shorter mean dementia-free survival time than those without (6.2 vs. 6.8 years; P=0.008). The association between incident SMC and risk of subsequent dementia remained significant in the multivariable Cox analysis (adjusted hazard ratio=1.8; P=0.028).CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest higher progression to dementia and shorter dementia-free survival in older individuals with incident SMC. These findings support the notion that such subjective complaints should be taken seriously in clinical practice as possible early indicators of incipient dementia.
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Dementia
KW - Disease Progression
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Kaplan-Meier Estimate
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Male
KW - Memory Disorders
U2 - 10.1111/acps.12328
DO - 10.1111/acps.12328
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25201166
VL - 131
SP - 290
EP - 296
JO - ACTA PSYCHIAT SCAND
JF - ACTA PSYCHIAT SCAND
SN - 0001-690X
IS - 4
ER -