High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in Denmark
Abstract Introduction To assess whether the incidence of dementia among immigrants in Denmark from the Faroe Islands is similar to that of the inhabitants of their new country. Methods Data on Faroese‐born immigrants in Denmark were retrieved from the Danish Central Population Register. Incident dem...
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| author | Maria Skaalum Petersen Søren N. Lophaven Pál Weihe Elsebeth Lynge |
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| description | Abstract Introduction To assess whether the incidence of dementia among immigrants in Denmark from the Faroe Islands is similar to that of the inhabitants of their new country. Methods Data on Faroese‐born immigrants in Denmark were retrieved from the Danish Central Population Register. Incident dementia cases were identified from the Danish National Patient Register. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were used to compare the dementia incidence in immigrants with the general Danish population. Results Female, first‐generation Faroese immigrants had double the risk of dementia compared with Danes (SIR 2.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8‐2.5); the excess risk prevailed even beyond 10 years in Denmark, and it affected all sub‐types of dementia. In male immigrants, only a modest, statistically non‐significant excess risk was seen (SIR 1.2, 95% CI 0.9‐1.6). Discussion The observation of an excess risk of dementia in women only but not in men of Faroese origin living in Denmark underscores the complexity of the etiology of dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43450b4aaaab4a94aedd7a82329569392022-12-21T17:17:22ZengWileyAlzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions2352-87372020-01-0161n/an/a10.1002/trc2.12022High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in DenmarkMaria Skaalum Petersen0Søren N. Lophaven1Pál Weihe2Elsebeth Lynge3Department of Occupational Medicine and Public Health The Faroese Hospital System Tórshavn Faroe IslandsLarix A/S Herlev DenmarkDepartment of Occupational Medicine and Public Health The Faroese Hospital System Tórshavn Faroe IslandsNykøbing Falster Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen DenmarkAbstract Introduction To assess whether the incidence of dementia among immigrants in Denmark from the Faroe Islands is similar to that of the inhabitants of their new country. Methods Data on Faroese‐born immigrants in Denmark were retrieved from the Danish Central Population Register. Incident dementia cases were identified from the Danish National Patient Register. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were used to compare the dementia incidence in immigrants with the general Danish population. Results Female, first‐generation Faroese immigrants had double the risk of dementia compared with Danes (SIR 2.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8‐2.5); the excess risk prevailed even beyond 10 years in Denmark, and it affected all sub‐types of dementia. In male immigrants, only a modest, statistically non‐significant excess risk was seen (SIR 1.2, 95% CI 0.9‐1.6). Discussion The observation of an excess risk of dementia in women only but not in men of Faroese origin living in Denmark underscores the complexity of the etiology of dementia.https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12022dementiaFaroe Islandsgenetic etiologyimmigrantssex difference |
| spellingShingle | Maria Skaalum Petersen Søren N. Lophaven Pál Weihe Elsebeth Lynge High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in Denmark Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions dementia Faroe Islands genetic etiology immigrants sex difference |
| title | High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in Denmark |
| title_full | High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in Denmark |
| title_fullStr | High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in Denmark |
| title_full_unstemmed | High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in Denmark |
| title_short | High incidence of dementia in Faroese‐born female residents in Denmark |
| title_sort | high incidence of dementia in faroese born female residents in denmark |
| topic | dementia Faroe Islands genetic etiology immigrants sex difference |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12022 |
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