I-Alzheimer's By the Numbers
Isifo se-Alzheimer kanye nesifo se- dementias ehlobene sithinta abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-5 baseMelika. Umuntu oyedwa kwabayisishiyagalombili asebekhulile unesifo se-Alzheimer's - isizathu sesithupha esiholela ekufeni e-United States kanti kuphela imbangela eyishumi yokufa ngaphandle kokuphathwa ngendlela efanele noma ukuvimbela. Ngakho ngubani owenza ukuthi izigidi ezingu-5 +?
Abesifazane Noma Amadoda?
Cishe 2/3 kubantu abayizigidi ezingu-5 abane-Alzheimer's abesifazane.
Ngokusho kwe-Alzheimer's Association, "amaphesenti angu-16 abesifazane asebaneminyaka engama-71 nangaphezulu ubudala abanesifo se-Alzheimer noma enye i-dementias, uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti angu-11 amadoda."
Ngabe lokhu kusho ukuthi abesifazane banamathuba amaningi okuthuthukisa i-Alzheimer's? Isayensi ixutshwe. Abanye abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi abesifazane benza amaphesenti amakhulu alabo abane-Alzheimer's ngoba bahlala isikhathi eside, hhayi ngoba cishe banokuthuthukisa i-Alzheimer's. Kodwa-ke, olunye ucwaningo luye lwasikisela ukuthi abesifazane bangabe besengozini kakhulu ekushintsheni kobuchopho nokuncipha kwengqondo.
Funda kabanzi: Izifo ze-Women and Alzheimer's
Ubudala
Ingozi enkulu yokwenza i-Alzheimer's age, ngoba njengoba abantu bekhula, banamathuba okuthuthukisa i-Alzheimer's. Cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu kwalabo abangaphezu kweminyaka engu-85 bane-Alzheimer's. Ukwengeza, abantu abangaba ngu-200 000 abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-65 bane- Alzheimer .
Isigameko
Ngokusho kwe-Alzheimer's Association, lesi sigameko (inani lamacala amasha) we-Alzheimer's onyakeni konyaka landa kakhulu ngobudala.
Kukhona amacala amasha angu-53 e-Alzheimers kubantu abayi-1 000 abaneminyaka yobudala engama-65 kuya kwengu-74, amacala amasha angu-170 kulabo abaneminyaka yobudala engama-75 kuya ku-84, kanye nezifo ezintsha ezingu-231 kubantu abangu-1000 abangaphezu kweminyaka engu-85 ubudala.
Ukuxilongwa
Cishe ingxenye (45%) yabantu abane-dementia nabanakekeli bayo babika ukuthi abazange baxelelwe mayelana nokuxilongwa kwabo .
Umjaho
Ama-Hispanics angewona amhlophe nama-Afrika aseMelika angase akwazi ukuthuthukisa i-Alzheimer kunabamhlophe. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi lokhu kungezwani kungenxa yezimo zezempilo ezifana nokucindezeleka okukhulu kwegazi nesifo sikashukela, kanye namazinga emfundo. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi kunabantu abaningi abane-Alzheimer abangatholakali kwabangewona abamhlophe, bephakamisa ukukhathazeka ngenxa yokungabi nzuzo kwezinzuzo ezivela ekuhloleni kuqala .
Izindleko
E-United States ngo-2015, kulinganiselwa ukuthi izindleko zokunakekela abantu abane-Alzheimer's intando yenani elinganiselwa ku-$ 226 billion, eziyizigidi ezingu-154 zamaRandi azokhokhelwa yi-Medicare neMedicaid.
Abanakekeli
Cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-15 bangabanakekeli abangabhalwa umuntu ono-Alzheimer's, futhi cishe abangama-60% kulabo abanakekeli ngabesifazane. Abanakekeli abaningi baneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-65 futhi bangase babe nokukhathazeka ngokwezempilo; abanye bancane futhi banakekele kokubili isizukulwane esidala kanye nezingane zabo. Laba bantu abanakekeli bavame ukubizwa ngokuthi "isizukulwane sesasikhi."
Abanakekeli abangaba ngu-40 babika imizwa yokucindezeleka, kanti abangu-60% babala ukunakekelwa kokukhathazeka njengokucindezeleka.
Ochwepheshe futhi balinganisela ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-800,000 abanesifo se-Alzheimer bahlala bodwa, futhi cishe ingxenye yabo bantu abanalo umnakekeli.
Ukulindela Ukuphila
Ngokwesilinganiso, abantu abane-Alzheimer bahlala iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye kuya kwengu-10 emva kokuxilongwa, kodwa lesi sifo singathuthuka phakathi neminyaka emibili kuya kwengu-20. Ngokusho kwe-Alzheimer's Association, umuntu oyedwa kwabathathu asebekhulile ufa nge-Alzheimer noma olunye uhlobo lokudemeka kwengqondo.
Ngabe Umuntu Ovame Ukuthuthukisa I-Alzheimer's?
Ngokwesilinganiso, njalo ngemva kwemizuzwana engu-68, othile e-United States ukhulisa i-Alzheimer's. Ngo-2050, umuntu uzokuthuthukisa isifo se-Alzheimer njalo ngemva kwemizuzwana engu-33.
I-World Population
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-36 manje bahlala ne-Alzheimer's, kanti uma amazinga amanje eqhubeka, abantu abayizigidi ezingu-66 emhlabeni wonke bazoba nesifo se-Alzheimer ngo-2030.
Imithombo:
I-Alzheimer's Association. Izifo Zama-Alzheimer 2015 Amaqiniso Namafomu. I-Alzheimer's and Dementia: I-Journal ye-Alzheimer's Association.2015 11 (3) 332. http://www.alz.org/facts/downloads/facts_figures_2015.pdf
I-Alzheimer's Foundation yaseMelika. Ukulindela Ukuphila. Ifinyelele ngoJanuwari 30, 2013. http://www.alzfdn.org/AboutAlzheimers/lifeexpectancy.html
I-Bright Focus Foundation. Amaqiniso Ngezifo Ze-Alzheimer's. Ifinyelele ngoJanuwari 30, 2013. http://www.brightfocus.org/alzheimers/about/understanding/facts.html