Anemia and risk of dementia in older adults: Findings from the Health ABC study

OBJECTIVE:To determine whether anemia is associated with incident dementia in older adults. METHODS:We studied 2,552 older adults (mean age 76.1 years; 38.9% black; 51.8% female) participating in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study and free of dementia at baseline. We defined anemia using...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 2013-08, Vol.81 (6), p.528-533
Hauptverfasser:	Hong, Chang Hyung, Falvey, Cherie, Harris, Tamara B, Simonsick, Eleanor M, Satterfield, Suzanne, Ferrucci, Luigi, Metti, Andrea L, Patel, Kushang V, Yaffe, Kristine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aging - physiology Aging - psychology Anemia - diagnosis Anemia - epidemiology Anemia - psychology Biological and medical sciences Body Composition - physiology Cohort Studies Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia - diagnosis Dementia - epidemiology Dementia - psychology Female Follow-Up Studies Health Status Humans Male Medical sciences Neurology Prospective Studies Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	OBJECTIVE:To determine whether anemia is associated with incident dementia in older adults. METHODS:We studied 2,552 older adults (mean age 76.1 years; 38.9% black; 51.8% female) participating in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study and free of dementia at baseline. We defined anemia using WHO criteria (hemoglobin concentration
ISSN:	0028-3878 1526-632X
DOI:	10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829e701d