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P3‐276: Physical activity is predictive of dementia but not mortality
Author(s) -
Garcia Jeanette,
Erickson Kirk,
Raji Cyrus,
Lopez Oscar,
Newman Anne,
Rosano Catrina,
Kuller Lewis
Publication year - 2011
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.2011.05.1718
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , gerontology , neuropsychology , longitudinal study , cognitive impairment , cognition , cognitive decline , population , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , psychiatry , environmental health , disease , pathology
versus 86.9%, p1⁄40.013). However, after adjustment for confounding factors, dementia was no longer associated with a higher risk of death. In multivariate analysis conducted on demented patients, age > 80 years was significantly associated with an increased risk of one-year mortality, whereas lacunar stroke and the study period 2003-2008 were both associated with better survival. Conclusions: In our population-based study, dementia diagnosed early after stroke was not an independent predictor of one-yearmortality. In demented patients, age> 80 years was themain factor that contributed to a worse prognosis. The fact that the last study period was associated with better survival may emphasize an improvement in the management of post-stroke demented patients.