Volume 5

Number 1 January 2021

Dementia and Co-morbid Risk Factors among Elderly: A Comparative Cross Sectional Study in Dhaka City

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70357/jdamc.2021.v0501.03

Kabir M A1 , Islam T B2 , Akhiruzzaman3 , Ferdous S4 , Akhtar S5 , Sarker F6 , Ahsanuzzaman A K M7

Abstract

Background: Dementia is rapidly becoming the major public health problem in Bangladesh, as the prevalence of dementia is rising day by day. Therefore, risk factors assessment and early diagnosis of dementia is important to minimize this burden of the
disease.

Objectives: To determine the co-morbid risk factors of dementia among the elderly people and relationship of age and sex with dementia.

Methods: This comparative cross sectional study was carried out in two purposively selected hospitals in Dhaka city i.e. Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorder (BIRDEM), National Institute of Neuroscience and Dementia Care Project of Sir William Beveridge Foundation, Dhaka during the period of one year. Sampling technique was purposive in nature to select 120 respondents in which 60 were dementia patients and rest 60 were healthy control without dementia for comparison. All the respondents were more than 60 years of age and willing to participate in this study. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire and a check list were used to collect data from the respondents. Selected investigation findings were collected through record review.

Results: In this study mean age of the dementia patients was 73.10 ± 4.93 years. Dementia was more prevalent among males (60.0%) and whose age was more than 70 years (71.67%). Furthermore, some medical illness such as diabetes mellitus (p<0.01), hypertension (p<0.01), liver disease (p<0.01) and stroke (p<0.01) were significantly associated with dementia Conclusion: Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, liver disease and stroke were the predominant risk factors among the respondents having dementia in elderly people under study.

Keywords: Dementia, Risk factors, Elderly people


  1. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry

    Diabetic Association Medical College, Faridpur

  2. Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry

    Diabetic Association Medical College, Faridpur

  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine

    Diabetic Association Medical College, Faridpur

  4. Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry

    East West Medical College, Dhaka

  5. Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry

    Khulna Medical College, Khulna

  6. Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry

    Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College, Dhaka

  7. Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry

    MH Samorita Hospital and Medical College, Tejgaon, Dhaka

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Volume 5, Number 1 January 2021
Page: 9-12