52% Of Wisconsin Medicaid Beneficiaries Aged 55 & Over With Down Syndrome Also Have Dementia
Of Wisconsin Medicaid beneficiaries, about 52% of those aged 55 and over who have Down syndrome also have dementia claims (490 individuals of 938). Dementia claims include those for Alzheimer's disease, and any other dementia. Down syndrome is defined by trisomy of chromosome 21, the site of the amyloid precursor protein gene.
Additional findings for Wisconsin Medicaid beneficiaries include:
About 18.8% of those aged 40 to 54 years who have Down syndrome also have dementia claims (190 of 1,013).
About 32.7% of those aged 55 and over who have Down syndrome also have Alzheimer's disease . . .