The Association Between Diabetes and Dementia Among Elderly Individuals: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis
Conclusion:
Patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus had lower odds of having AD. Age, race/ethnicity, depression, stroke, and hypertension modified the relationship between DM and both VaD and AD. Further exploration of the relationship between DM and AD is warranted.
Source: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Sherzai, D., Sherzai, A., Lui, K., Pan, D., Chiou, D., Bazargan, M., Shaheen, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
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