Diabetes mellitus and risk of Alzheimer disease and decline in cognitive function
Z Arvanitakis, RS Wilson, JL Bienias… - Archives of …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Background Few prospective studies have assessed diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for
incident Alzheimer disease (AD) and decline in cognitive function. Objective To evaluate the
association of diabetes mellitus with risk of AD and change in different cognitive systems.
Design Longitudinal cohort study. Participants For up to 9 years, 824 older (those> 55 years)
Catholic nuns, priests, and brothers underwent detailed annual clinical evaluations. Main
Outcome Measures Clinically diagnosed AD and change in global and specific measures of …
incident Alzheimer disease (AD) and decline in cognitive function. Objective To evaluate the
association of diabetes mellitus with risk of AD and change in different cognitive systems.
Design Longitudinal cohort study. Participants For up to 9 years, 824 older (those> 55 years)
Catholic nuns, priests, and brothers underwent detailed annual clinical evaluations. Main
Outcome Measures Clinically diagnosed AD and change in global and specific measures of …