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Prevalence of Dementia in the Elderly in a Myun Area of Yungil County, Kyungpook Province

Prevalence of dementia was studied in a group aged 65 or more in a Myun area of Yungil, County Kyungpook Province. The DSM-III-R criterion was employed in diagnosis of dementia. Important findings are summarized as follows; 1) Prevalence rates were 11.3% in all the elderly of both sexes, 7.2% in males，and 15.4% in females. Significant sex difference of prevalence was observed after mid-seventy. 2) Prevalence rate of dementia increased with increasing age in both sexes. 3) Critical age seems to exist in the developmnent of dementia, and the age may be earlier in females than in males. 4) The number of the elderly with mild dementia was largest and that of the elderly with severe dementia smallest