Table 1.
Studies included in meta-analysis and systematic review of risk for dementia among migrants in Europe.
| First author & year | Area | Ethnicity | Study design | Age | Prevalence/incidence/incidence rate ratio | Quality assessment | Included in analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelman et al. (2011) | UK | African-Caribbean (AC) | Population-based survey | >60 | AC 9.6% Reference 6.9% |
High | 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 |
| Diaz et al. (2015) | Norway | Other income countries (OIC), High income countries (HIC) |
Health care record study | >50 | OIC 0.6%, HIC 1.1%, Reference 1.7% |
Low | 1.1 1.3 |
| Livingston et al. (2001) | UK | African-Caribbean/African (ACA), Irish, European, Cypriot, Other |
Population-based survey | >65 | ACA 17.3%, Irish 3.6%, European 8.3%, Cypriot 11.3%, Other 10.0%, Reference 10.0% |
Medium | 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 |
| McCracken et al. (1997) | UK | Black-African (BA), African-Caribbean (AC), Black-other (BO), Chinese, Asian, Other |
Population-based survey | >65 | BA 11.4%, AC 8.0%, BO 2.2%, Chinese 16.9%, Asian 8.3%, Other 7.1%, Reference 3% |
Medium | 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 |
| Parlevliet et al. (2016) | The Netherlands | Turkish, Moroccan-Arabic (MA), Moroccan-Berber (MB), Asian-Surinamese (ASS), African-Surinamese (AFS) |
Population-based survey | >55 | Turkish 14.8%, MA 12.2%, MB 11.3%, ASS 12.6%, AFS 4.0%, Reference 3.5% |
High | 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 |
| Pham et al. (2018)a | UK | Asian, Black, Mixed-other (MO) |
Health care record study | >50 | Asian Female 0.82 (IRR),b Asian Male 0.88 (IRR),b Black Female, 1.25 (IRR)b Black Male, 1.28 (IRR)b MO Female 0.97 (IRR),b MO Male 0.86 (IRR)b |
Low | 1.1 1.3 2.1 3.1 |
| Richards et al. (2000) | UK | African-Caribbean (AC) | Population-based survey | >65 | AC 34%, Reference 2% |
High | 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 |
a
Incidence study.
b
IRR: incidence rate ratio (migrants v. natives).