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P3‐153: Surgery using general anesthesia and risk of dementia in the Aging, Demographics and Memory Study
Author(s) -
Plassman Brenda L.,
Langa Kenneth M.,
Finlayson Emily V.A.,
Rogers Mary A.M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.04.1027
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , hazard ratio , cognition , neuropsychology , demographics , cognitive decline , population , gerontology , pediatrics , psychiatry , demography , confidence interval , disease , environmental health , sociology
Results: Each mean age 6 SD of AD and non-AD control was 72.3268.66 and 71.036 7.75. Sex ratio of female to male was about 2: 1. Among the vascular risk factors, DM and PVH was statistically significant factor in AD patients than non-AD patients. The severity of white matter changes was not associated with severity of dementia in AD. Conclusions: DM and PVH had a higher prevalence in AD patients than non-AD patients. Thus, control of DM may reduce the risk of AD development. PVH might have several causative factors, and may have some clinical significance of AD, the change itself does not contribute to the progression of AD.