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 - April 3, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Sherzai, D., Sherzai, A., Lui, K., Pan, D., Chiou, D., Bazargan, M., Shaheen, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research