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| Aspects of social epidemiology in the study of Alzheimer's disease in Saguenay (Québec)/ IMAGE Project | | Author(s) | Michel Perron, Suzanne Veillette, Jean-François Emard |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 12, no 3, Fall 1993 |
| Pages | pp 382-398 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Based on a hypothesis that the cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is multifactorial, the authors explored possible links between the geographical distribution of 102 subjects diagnosed as "definite", "probable" or possible" cases at the onset of AD and the social ecology of the Chicoutimi-Jonquière (CJ) urban area of the Saguenay region of Quebec. Factor analysis (principle components) and cluster analysis (Ward method) were used to identify socio-economic zones and homogeneous social areas in CJ. The first results indicate that on the one hand, the male/female ratio of cases differ statistically from that of the at-risk age group in the general population. The disease affects more women than men. On the other hand, there is significant social differentiation in CJ. Nonetheless, the 102 subjects are randomly distributed among the 3 socio-economic zones and 8 social areas. Analysis of the geographical distribution of "definite" and "probable" cases also suggests a random distribution. There was also a significant difference between the subjects' level of education and that of the over 65 reference population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970821215 A |
| Classmark | EA: 3F: 7S |
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