# EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN 3 ETHNIC GROUPS

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 1993 · $1,554,082

## Abstract

This study will estimate the prevalence of Senile Dementia of the
Alzheimer's Type (SDAT) among men and women 65 years of age and older,
using standard, comparable methodology.  Test instruments will also be
validated in the field, to establish whether differences in occurrence and
identified risk factors exist in the burden of SDAT among African
Americans, Cuban Americans and white non-Hispanics.  Medical and work
histories, demographics, and measures of diet and cardiovascular system
parameters will be collected to identify other variables cross sectionally
associated with SDAT and to determine whether differences exist between the
three ethnic groups among the cognitively normal.  Follow-up analyses will
also be done on a sample of participants testing positive or negative for
specified screening cognitive tests to establish the sensitivity and
specificity for detection of SDAT in a mixed cultural U.S. population.
Possible cases will be first identified among populations in selected
census tracts in Dade County Florida using screening instruments for
cognitive impairment.  Defined cases of possible dementia will be referred
to one of two Memory Disorder Clinics for a standard battery of tests to
diagnose SDAT and other dementias.  The number of probable cases will then
be used to calculate prevalence of the disease among the three ethnic
groups.  Approximately four thousand participants will be examined with
equal numbers in each ethnic group and equal numbers of men and women.  The
cognitively normal evaluated population will be available for future
longitudinal studies of risk factors and incidence of SDAT.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3121326
- **Project number:** 5R01AG009461-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **SAM.gov UEI:** F8THLJQSAF93
- **Principal Investigator:** RONALD J PRINEAS
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1993
- **Award amount:** $1,554,082
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1992-06-15 → 1995-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3121326

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3121326, EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN 3 ETHNIC GROUPS (5R01AG009461-02). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3121326. Licensed CC0.

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