OBJECTIVES: The aim of this investigation was to study the relationship between delusions and @entity308 in @entity195 ( @entity195 ). DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional, case control study. SETTING: Neuropsychiatry Service, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA. @entity1 : 303 community-residing @entity1 with probable @entity195 according to NINCDS/ADRDA criteria were included in the study. Seventy-five @entity1 with delusions only were compared to a control group of 228 @entity1 who had neither delusions nor @entity1833 . @entity1 with only @entity1833 or both delusions and @entity1833 were excluded. MEASURES: @entity1 were assessed clinically for the presence of delusions using the DSM-IV glossary definitions. They were also rated on standardized measures of @entity308 , @entity73 , staging of @entity303 , general medical health, and functional impairment. RESULTS: There was an association between delusions and @entity308 among @entity1 with @entity195 . Before adjustment for other variables, the presence of @entity308 conferred a 1.8-fold (95% confidence intervals (CI) = 1.0-3.1; p = 0.04) higher risk of delusions. After adjustment for multiple other variables, this risk increased further to 6.8-fold (95% CI = 2.1-21.6; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS; Delusions in @entity195 are strongly associated with @entity308 after statistical adjustment for all confounding variables, which might distort this association. This finding has implications for our understanding of the etio-pathogenesis and management of delusions and @entity308 in @entity195 .

The relationship between delusions and XXXX in @entity195 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['dementia'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive impairment'] @entity1833 :: ('MESH:D006212', 'Disease') :: ['hallucinations'] @entity195 :: ('MESH:D000544', 'Disease') :: ['AD', "Alzheimer's disease"]
@entity308 :: (MESH:D003866,Disease) :: ['depression']
