Dementia

Studies conducted at A.K. Dahl et al on dementia recently published

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 19th, 2009

"To describe the association between body mass index (BMI) and dementia risk in older persons. Prospective population-based study, with 8 years of follow-up," researchers in Sweden report.

"The municipality of Lieto, Finland, 1990/91 and 1998/99. Six hundred five men and women without dementia aged 65 to 92 at baseline (mean age 70.8). Weight and height were measured at baseline and at the 8-year follow-up. Dementia was clinically assessed according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, criteria. Eighty-six persons were diagnosed with dementia. Cox regression analyses, adjusted for age, sex, education, cardiovascular diseases,...

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