Impact of Type 2 Diabetes and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy on Incidence of Cognitive Impairment in Older Women
Author(s) -
Mark A. Espeland,
Roberta Dı́az Brinton,
Christina E. Hugenschmidt,
JoAnn E. Manson,
Suzanne Craft,
Kristine Yaffe,
Julie C. Weitlauf,
Leslie Vaughan,
Karen Johnson,
Claudia B. Padula,
Rebecca D. Jackson,
Susan M. Resnick
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc15-1385
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , diabetes mellitus , hormone therapy , type 2 diabetes , estrogen , medroxyprogesterone acetate , incidence (geometry) , placebo , endocrinology , breast cancer , disease , cancer , physics , optics , alternative medicine , pathology
In older women, higher levels of estrogen may exacerbate the increased risk for cognitive impairment conveyed by diabetes. We examined whether the effect of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) on cognitive impairment incidence differs depending on type 2 diabetes.
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