Background: The increase in longevity due to the reduction of premature deaths has led to an increase of the number of people with dementia. The objective of the present work was to analyze the profile of the European population with dementia aged more than 50.Methods: The sample of individuals aged 51 or more years was taken from a European database within the last wave of the SHARE Project (Wave 6, March 2017). Participants with and without a diagnosis of dementia were compared in terms of socio-demographic, general health, mental health, behavioural risks, education and employment, by age group. Categorical variables were compared using chi-square test, quantitative variables were compared with the independent sample t-test.Results: From 45,340 subjects (40% males) 897 (2%) had dementia. The findings corroborate recent evidence stating that individuals with dementia have a lower physical and mental health as well as a lower quality of life than people without dementia. It was also verified that people with dementia: (i) had a lower employment rate; (ii) showed lower levels of formal education; (iii) less were living a married life; (iv) exhibited a moderate pattern of behavioural risks, but had higher levels of physical inactivity; (v) had more chronic diseases and (iv) higher intake of more than 5 drugs per day. The unfavourable health and well-being status of dementia subjects was found in all age groups.Conclusions: An update of the profile of older Europeans with dementia was performed with data from 18 countries. The findings of co-morbidity, high rates of intake of more than 5 drugs daily and low levels of well-being irrespective of age should be considered in the assessment and management of dementia in the European population.

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欧洲老年人痴呆症的概况更新：SHARE的发现。

背景：由于减少了过早的死亡而延长了寿命，导致了痴呆症人数的增加。本研究的目的是分析50岁以上痴呆症的欧洲人群的特征。方法：51岁或以上年龄的个体样本来自SHARE项目最后一波（第6波）中的欧洲数据库，2017年3月）。根据年龄，社会人口统计学，总体健康，心理健康，行为风险，教育和就业情况对有或没有痴呆症诊断的参与者进行了比较。使用卡方检验比较分类变量，将定量变量与独立样本t检验进行比较。结果：45340名受试者（40％的男性）中有897名痴呆症（2％）。该发现证实了最近的证据，即与没有痴呆症的人相比，患有痴呆症的人的身心健康水平较低，生活质量较低。还证实患有痴呆症的人：（i）就业率较低；（ii）正规教育水平较低；（iii）少有婚姻生活；（iv）表现出中等程度的行为风险，但身体活动不足的程度较高；（v）患有更多的慢性疾病，并且（iv）每天摄入超过5种药物。在所有年龄组中都发现了痴呆症患者的不利健康状况。结论：根据来自18个国家的数据，对欧洲老年人痴呆状况进行了更新。合并症的发现，