Cardiovascular Disease Risk Burden, Cognitive Impairments and Incident Dementia among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Follow-up Study
Journal
The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
8
Pages
641
Date Issued
2023-08
Author(s)
Abstract
To evaluate the associations between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk burden (estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm) and cognitive impairments (e.g., incident dementia, global and domain-specific impairments) among CVD-, dementia- and disability-free, community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults during an 8-year follow-up.
Subjects
Cardiovascular disease; cognitive impairment; dementia; language; verbal memory
Type
journal article