BACKGROUND: To determine the influence of age, education, admission in nursing homes and @entity102 ( @entity101 , @entity6 , hyperlipidaemia, @entity148 and @entity308 ) on the cognitive state of the population over 65 years of age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A study was made of a geriatric outpatient population ( @entity1 living at home or institutionalised) with @entity102 , who showed @entity73 and @entity308 . The cognitive mini-exam (CME) and the geriatric @entity308 scale (Yesavage) were administered. RESULTS: One hundred and forty-seven @entity1 participated, with an average age of 71.4 years and a similar proportion of @entity1 (74; 50.3%) and @entity1 (73; 49.7%). Thirty-four subjects (23.1%) were living in nursing homes. The most @entity66 were @entity101 (50%), @entity148 (30%), @entity6 (22%), @entity4040 (22%), @entity308 (13%) and hypercholesterolaemia (12%). Half of the @entity1 (79; 53.7%) were following treatment with more than three medicines; 60 (40.6%) with between two and three medicines, and only 8 (5.5%) were taking no medication. The percentage of subjects living in an institution increased with age. The consumption of medicines was also higher amongst the more elderly. The scores on the cognitive scale (CME) decrease with age and were also lower amongst subjects who live in institutions (above all if they suffer from @entity308 ). The @entity1 who took psychotropics had lower scores on the CME. Although performances on the CME are lower amongst subjects with a low level of education, the differences do not reach statistical significance. The presence of hyperlipidaemia also decreased the results of the CME. CONCLUSIONS: The socio-health factors that altered performance negatively in the cognitive mini-exam are advanced age and institutionalisation. These results are also significantly influenced by @entity308 , hyperlipidaemia and the consumption of medicines that affect the cognitive state.

[Influence of socio-health variables on the cognitive state of mind of the geriatric XXXX of a health centre].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depressive symptoms', 'depression', 'depressive disease'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension', 'arterial hypertension'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['prevalent diseases'] @entity4040 :: ('MESH:C537208', 'Disease') :: ['arthrosis'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive deterioration'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic diseases'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety', 'anxiety-insomnia']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
