Abstract
The validity of memory complaints as a predictor of Alzheimer disease (AD) was assessed in 237 Japanese-American men autopsied at ages 74 to 97 years. These men were free of dementia at the time memory complaints were assessed 1 to 11 years earlier. Memory complaints were found to predict the neuropathologic diagnosis of AD after adjusting for age, time to death, education, depression, and cognitive functioning.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis
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Alzheimer Disease / epidemiology*
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Appointments and Schedules
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Asian
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Cohort Studies
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Depression / epidemiology
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Disease Progression
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Educational Status
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Face
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hawaii / epidemiology
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Humans
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Memory Disorders / epidemiology*
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Names
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Odds Ratio
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Prospective Studies
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Psychological Tests
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Risk Factors