Alzheimer's disease is a very common disease among the elderly, which has a lot of impact on the elderly and their families. We can often hear that some patients with Alzheimer's disease are lost, which is caused by the loss of many memories of patients. They don't even remember their relatives and the way home, which often makes their families afraid.
As the disease increases with age, incidence rate of Alzheimer's disease is increasing with the aging of our population. So, which groups are more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease?
People with high incidence of Alzheimer's disease:
1. Old people
We all know that Alzheimer's disease often occurs in the elderly, and it is often more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease with age. Generally speaking, Alzheimer's disease often occurs in the elderly over the age of 75. Therefore, if there are older people at home, we should always pay attention to their state. Once we find that the behavior of the elderly is abnormal, we should see a doctor in time.
2. People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease than ordinary people because their brains gradually shrink due to long-term insufficient blood supply or damage, and their thinking ability and response ability will slow down.
3. Postmenopausal women
Generally speaking, elderly women are more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease than men, which may be related to the changes of women's estrogen secretion, especially after menopause. And most women live longer than men, so more women will develop Alzheimer's disease.
4. People with low education
The level of education has a great impact on the decline of intelligence. For illiterate or poorly educated people, the incidence rate of dementia is often higher, because their thinking is relatively simple and few people use their brains to think.
5. Withdrawn person
The incidence rate of senile dementia is greatly improved because of the love of the only child and the pressure of the elderly.
6. People with family inheritance
According to statistics, the incidence rate of near relatives is four times that of the general population in families with Alzheimer's disease. The study also found that Alzheimer's disease is generally chromosomal dominant inheritance. At present, at least four gene mutations have been found to be related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.