Citation

Wang LN, Tan JP, Xie HG, Zhang X, Wang W, Wang ZF, Jia JJ, Zhu MW, Zhang XH, Liu SN, Sun H, Gao ZB, Shang YC, Guo YE, Zhao YM. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2010; 49(6): 463-468.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Clinical Division of South Building, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. ln_wang301@sohu.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Zhonghua yi xue hui Nei ke xue hui)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20979729

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of cognitive and motor disorders as well as emotional and sleep abnormality in the veterans from military communities in Beijing. METHODS: The participants underwent a comprehensive in-person evaluation including detailed neuropsychological testing, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and special questionnaires for movement and sleep disorders. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal diseases was 32.7%, 8.8%. The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, Parkinson disease, essential tremor, anxiety and depression was 26.2%, 6.5%, 2.0%, 6.1%, 1.4% and 4.1% respectively. Prevalence of all kinds of sleep disorders ranged from 10.3% to 53.9%. The prevalence of cognitive impairment had no significant difference of sex, but were correlated to age and education, the correlation coefficient was 0.326 and -0.221 (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Veterans from military communities had higher prevalence of cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal diseases and sleep disorders and lower that of anxiety and depression relatively.

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