Do community-dwelling Māori and Pacific peoples present with dementia at a younger age and at a later stage compared with NZ Europeans?
Sarah CullumKatherine MullinIrene ZengSusan YatesVahid PaymanMark FisherGary CheungPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2018)
Māori and Pacific peoples with dementia presented to an NZ memory service at a younger age than NZ Europeans, and Pacific peoples presented with more advanced dementia. A population-based epidemiological study is critical to determine whether Māori and Pacific peoples have indeed a higher risk of developing dementia at a younger age.