Battle of the Sexes

Grannie G

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Are there any statistics to show whether Alzheimers affects both sexes equally or one more than the other.
 

Grannie G

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Thanks Sandy,

A friend of mine, whose husband`s first wife died of Alzheimers, asked me, after reading about Bruce, Jan and Nina in the Daily Mail.

The link answered the question.
 

Brucie

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At the tail end of last year, at a home I know, the split was as below
 

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Grannie G

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Thank you Bruce.

It would also be interesting to know the ages of these residents to understand if, as women are supposed to live longer than men, the average age of the 70% women is higher than the average age of the 30% men.
 

Brucie

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here is the same bar chart with ages indicated.

the average ages are 77 for men, 80 for women.

if we take out the young onset people from both sides, the average age becomes 84 for both male and female.

the average age of the young onset people at the time was 65 for males, 66 for females.

young onset residents were 33% of the males and 20% of the females.

NB these are not figures that can be applied generally - they just represent one sample at one home.
 

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Grannie G

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So there`s little difference in ages but more women than men, which tallies with the AS factsheet, if I`ve interpreted correctly.
 

Brucie

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yes I think that seems to make sense. The men simply don't live as long, and that certainly seems true of those diagnosed before age 65, the young onset people.
 

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