Comparison of the risk for dementia between physicians and the general population: a nationwide population-based cohort study.
Aging Clin Exp Res
; 32(6): 1111-1119, 2020 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-31428999
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Physicians have better medical knowledge, which may decrease the risk of dementia; however, this issue remains unclear. This study was performed to clarify it.METHODS:
We conducted a nationwide population-based study that recruited 29,388 physicians, 50,000 participants from the general population, and 30,446 other healthcare professionals (HCPs; excluding physicians) for this study. The prevalence of dementia was compared among the three groups and physician subgroups by tracing their medical histories from 2006 to 2012.RESULTS:
Physicians had a lower prevalence of dementia than the general population after adjusting for age, sex, head trauma, hypothyroidism, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, stroke, vascular disease, atrial fibrillation, hypercholesterolemia, depression, and alcoholism [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.56; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.47-0.67]. Other HCPs also had a lower prevalence for dementia than the general population (AOR 0.46; 95% CI 0.36-0.60). Compared with other HCPs, physicians had no difference in the prevalence for dementia (AOR 0.98 95% CI 0.71-1.36). Physicians who were older, specialized in pediatrics and worked at local hospitals and clinics had a higher prevalence for dementia than their counterparts did.CONCLUSIONS:
Physicians had a lower prevalence for dementia than the general population. The prevalence for dementia in specific subgroups of physicians was higher, which needs to be clarified by further studies.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Demência
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article