Study: Mild cognitive impairment prevalent among men
01/27/12Recent research conducted at the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging shows that more than 6 percent of Americans age 70 to 89 develop mild cognitive impairment each year.
The research also found that the condition affects men and individuals who have a high school education more than women and individuals who have completed a college education or higher.
"While incidence rates for MCI have been reported previously, ours is one of the few studies designed specifically to measure the incidence of MCI and its subtypes using published criteria," said Rosebud Roberts, lead author of the study. "The statistically significant difference between incidence rates among men and women represents an important finding for those evaluating patients for MCI."
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