سطح استرس اكسيدانها و نقصان حافظه در جمعيت باالي 70 سال‌

Stress oxidant level and memory deficit in over 70 years old population

Introduction: Increase in life expectancy in cornmumues lends to increase in numberof elderlypeople and increase in prevalence of memory deficit, This study is aimed to investigate the relationship between memory deficitand some related factors such as stress oxidants. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 220 people were studied. After physical examination and blood sampling, they were interviewed by a psychiatrist based on diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disease (DSM IV) for ruling out mental disorders. Standard questionnaire of memory deficit were filled out. Based on this questionnaire population was classified into rwo groups: with memory deficit and without memory deficit. Data was analysed based on r-test and by SPSS software. P