Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the risk of dementia with stroke
JT Moroney, MX Tang, L Berglund, S Small… - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
ContextNext to Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia is the second most common form of
dementia in the elderly, yet few specific risk factors have been identified. ObjectiveTo
investigate the relationship of plasma lipids and lipoproteins to dementia with stroke. Design
and SettingProspective longitudinal community-based study over a 7-year period (1991-
1998). ParticipantsA total of 1111 nondemented participants (mean [SD] age, 75.0 [5.9]
years) were followed up for an average of 2.1 years (range, 1-7.8 years). Main Outcome …
dementia in the elderly, yet few specific risk factors have been identified. ObjectiveTo
investigate the relationship of plasma lipids and lipoproteins to dementia with stroke. Design
and SettingProspective longitudinal community-based study over a 7-year period (1991-
1998). ParticipantsA total of 1111 nondemented participants (mean [SD] age, 75.0 [5.9]
years) were followed up for an average of 2.1 years (range, 1-7.8 years). Main Outcome …