Table 2.
Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in four studies conducted in Latin America (LA; adapted from Custodio et al., 2013).
| Country | Location | Age group | Prevalence | Causes of dementia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global dementia (95% CIa) |
FTDb | DUEc | FTD (%) |
DUE (%) |
|||
| Brazil (Herrera et al., 2002; Nitrini et al., 2004) | Catanduva, Sao Paulo | ≥65 | 7.1% (6.0–8.5) | 0.18% | 0.90% | 2.60 | 12.70 |
| Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo | ≥60 | 6.0% (4.6–7.3) | 0.7% | 0.43% | 2.80 | 7.20 | |
| ≥65 | 7.2% (5.7–8.6) | – | – | – | – | ||
| Venezuela (Maestre et al., 2002) | Santa Lucia, Maracaibo | ≥55 | 8.04% (7.01–9.19) | 0.12% | 0.45% | 1.53 | 5.61 |
| ≥65 | 13.27%† | – | – | – | – | ||
| Peru (Custodio et al., 2008) | Cercado de Lima, Lima | ≥65 | 6.85% (5.53–8.08)‡ | 0.13% | 0.87% | 1.90 | 12.70 |
aCI, confidence interval; bFTD, fronto-temporal dementia; cDUE, dementia of unknow etiology; †data calculated by author; ‡confidence interval data provided by author. Only raw, non-adjusted data are presented.