62% Of Older FQHC Health Care Consumers Have Mild Cognitive Impairment & 12% Have Unrecognized Dementia

A full 62% of older federally qualified health center (FQHC) health care consumers have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) according to a recent study. Furthermore, 12% of these consumers have unrecognized or dementia.

Overall, Black consumers had 158% higher odds of undetected MCI or dementia compared with White consumers. These odds persisted after adjusting for covariates.

Cardiovascular risk factors and conditions were highly prevalent in the cohort. A total of 93% had hypertension, 52% had diabetes, 23% had heart disease, and 10% had a history of cerebrovascular disease. For the 12% of FQHC consumers who met the criteria for dementia, 24 . . .