Yuan Han YangKenichi MeguroSang Yun KimYong Soo ShimXin YuChristopher Li Hsian ChenHuali WangLinda LamVorapun SenanarongJacqueline DominguezPei Yuan LuYu Te LinChaur Jong HuPai Yi ChiuJong Ling FuhWen Fu WangBao Cheng YuTao LiMing Wei WangRocksy Fransisca V. SitumeangJae Won JangJing ZhangWai Chi ChanYu Ying ZhouHui Ling LouLi ZhangMin YeXu ChenKaohsiung Medical UniversityTohoku University School of MedicineSeoul National University Bundang HospitalSeoul National UniversityThe Catholic University of KoreaPeking UniversityNational University Health SystemYong Loo Lin School of MedicineChinese University of Hong KongMahidol UniversitySt. Luke's Medical Center Quezon CityHebei General HospitalVeterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung TaiwanTaipei Medical UniversityLin Shin HospitalVeterans General Hospital-TaipeiNational Yang-Ming University TaiwanChanghua Christian Hospital TaiwanCentral Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyBethune International Peace Hospital of the PLAHebei Medical UniversityUniversitas Pelita HarapanKangwon National UniversityBeijing Shijitan General HospitalThe University of Hong KongTianjin Huanhu HospitalGuangzhou First Municipal People's HospitalNanjing Brain HospitalNanjing BenQ HospitalShanghai Eighth People's Hospital2018-12-112019-03-142018-12-112019-03-142016-06-15Gerontology. Vol.62, No.4 (2016), 425-433142300030304324X2-s2.0-84957686880https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/43012© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel. Background: Asia will soon have the majority of demented patients in the world. Objective: To assess dementia using a uniform data system to update the current status of dementia in Asia. Methods: A uniformed data set was administered in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia to gather data with regard to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its related issues for these countries. Results: In total, 2,370 AD patients and their caregivers were recruited from 2011 to 2014. The demographic characteristics of these patients and the relationships between patients and caregivers were different among individuals in these countries (p < 0.001). Of note, the family history for having dementia was 8.2% for females in contrast to 3.2% for males. Conclusion: Our study highlighted the differences in dementia assessment and care in developing versus developed countries. Greater effort with regard to studying dementia, especially in developing countries, is necessary.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyArticleSCOPUS10.1159/000443525