Vascular Risk Factors and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly Population in Southwest China

Conclusions:
Hypertension, CHD, TC, and LDL-C are independent risk factors for MCI. Moreover, patients with vascular diseases have a higher risk of MCI; however, the amount of vascular diseases does not increase the risk of MCI.

Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - May 11, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Zou, Y., Zhu, Q., Deng, Y., Duan, J., Pan, L., Tu, Q., Dai, R., Zhang, X., Chu, L.-W., Lu, Y. Tags: Current Topics in Research Source Type: research