Association of statin use with cognitive decline in elderly African Americans

Previously reported associations between statin use and incident dementia or cognitive decline have been inconsistent. We report the results from a 3-year prospective study on the association of statin use on cognitive decline and incident dementia in elderly African Americans. A community-based coh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 2007-11, Vol.69 (19), p.1873-1880
Hauptverfasser:	SZWAST, S. J, HENDRIE, H. C, HALL, K. S, LANE, K. A, GAO, S, TAYLOR, S. E, UNVERZAGT, F, MURRELL, J, DEEG, M, OGUNNIYI, A, FARLOW, M. R
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Americans - ethnology African Americans - genetics African Americans - statistics & numerical data Age Distribution Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - pathology Apolipoproteins E - genetics Biological and medical sciences C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Cholesterol, LDL - blood Cognition Disorders - epidemiology Cognition Disorders - ethnology Cognition Disorders - prevention & control Cohort Studies Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia - epidemiology Dementia - ethnology Dementia - prevention & control Disease Progression Encephalitis - complications Encephalitis - drug therapy Encephalitis - prevention & control Female Genotype Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Incidence Indiana - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Models, Statistical Nervous system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Neurology Neuropsychological Tests Treatment Outcome
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