Dementia

New findings from INSERM in the area of dementia described

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 2nd, 2008

In this recently published article, scientists in Montpellier, France conducted a study "To examine risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and progression to dementia in a prospective community-based study of subjects aged 65 years and over. 6892 participants who were over 65 and without dementia were recruited from a population-based cohort in three French cities."

"Cognitive performance, clinical diagnosis of dementia, and clinical and environmental risk factors were evaluated at baseline and 2-year and 4-year follow-ups. 42% of the population were classified as having MCI at baseline. After adjustment for confounding with logistic regression models, men...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-02)

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