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- Document type:
- Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Journal Article
- Author(s):
- Ramirez, Alfredo; Wolfsgruber, Steffen; Lange, Carolin; Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna; Weyerer, Siegfried; Werle, Jochen; Pentzek, Michael; Fuchs, Angela; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G; Luck, Tobias; Mösch, Edelgard; Bickel, Horst; Wiese, Birgitt; Prokein, Jana; König, Hans-Helmut; Brettschneider, Christian; Breteler, Monique M; Maier, Wolfgang; Jessen, Frank; Scherer, Martin
- Title:
- Elevated HbA1c is associated with increased risk of incident dementia in primary care patients.
- Abstract:
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor of dementia. The effect of T2DM treatment quality on dementia risk, however, is unclear. 1,342 elderly individuals recruited via general practitioner registries (AgeCoDe cohort) were analyzed. This study analyzed the association between HbA1c level and the incidence of all-cause dementia (ACD) and of Alzheimer's disease dementia (referred to here as AD). HbA1c levels >=6.5% were associated with 2.8-fold increased risk of incident ACD (p = 0.027) a... »
- Journal title abbreviation:
- J Alzheimers Dis
- Year:
- 2015
- Journal volume:
- 44
- Journal issue:
- 4
- Pages contribution:
- 1203-12
- Language:
- eng
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.3233/JAD-141521
- Pubmed ID:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25524954
- Print-ISSN:
- 1387-2877
- TUM Institution:
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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