In a large population-based study, individuals with sustained hypertension in midlife to late life had a 49% increased risk of subsequent dementia compared with those who remained normotensive.
Rate of memory decline 3.9 percent slower in those with, versus those without, cancer diagnosis
In type 2 diabetes patients, a dementia diagnosis preceded vascular events such as kidney disease progression by a mean 2998 days or roughly 8 years.
Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer is associated with a 22% increased of any dementia and 29% increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
According to the authors, the influence of midlife hypetertension may lead to late-life impaired cognitive function.
Mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia has been linked to metabolic syndrome, according to JAMA Neurology.
Greater additional risk for women with diabetes for vascular, but not nonvascular, dementia.
Almost 14% of people age 71 and older in the United States have dementia.
Low bioavailable testosterone significantly increased the risk in men aged 80 and older.
