WFCN – According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, there is a self-reported increase in confusion or memory loss or a worsening of symptoms among Arizonans 45 years of age and older. Moreover, these represent the first indicators of Alzheimer’s disease.
Not every person questioned will go on to get dementia, including Alzheimer’s. State health authorities manage the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and the CDC examined data from this system. Eighteen states took part, including Arizona.
According to Tory Roberg, the director of government affairs for the Alzheimer’s Association in Phoenix, “in Arizona, 15% of individuals 45 and older report experiencing confusion or memory loss that is happening more often or is getting worse.” We refer to this as subjective cognitive decline. Arizona ranks first out of the 18 participating states, which is quite remarkable.
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Additionally, 44% of respondents to the study who reported symptoms said they had not spoken to a medical professional.
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“Some of these individuals have even started to have difficulties as a result of their memory problems,” she stated.
A minimum of one other chronic condition, such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, is present in over 80% of adults who are suffering subjective cognitive loss.
The state with the highest national growth rate of Alzheimer’s disease is Arizona.