What Is Alzheimer's Disease?
7. Can Anybody Develop Alzheimer’s Disease?
Although the majority of Alzheimer’s disease patients are over the age of 65, it is not a condition limited exclusively to older people. Individuals between the ages of 30 and 65 can also display symptoms. The degree of younger patients is, however, below 10%.
Based on an estimate of 5.7 million people with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. in 2018, the number of affected younger people could be about 570,000. Those younger patients with early symptoms may have developed the disease as a result of certain lifestyle habits. Researchers have also been looking into possible environmental and genetic factors.
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