Geographical differences in the occurence of Alhzeimer’s disease mortality: United States versus Puerto Rico

摘要

BackgroundAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent type of dementia. Although the pathobiology of AD is still not understood, certain risk factors have been identified. The most asserted risk factors are age and genetics. Here, the age-adjusted AD mortality in Puerto Rico (PR) and United States (US) from 1999 to 2004 was analyzed, using the Tenth International Classification of Disease coding system.