Open AccessBone Mineral Density Measurements and Association With Brain Structure and Cognitive Function
Author(s) -
Maria Stefanidou,
Adrienne O’Donnell,
Jayandra J. Himali,
Charles DeCarli,
Claudia L. Satizábal,
Alexa S. Beiser,
Sudha Seshadri,
Tan Zaldy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alzheimer disease and associated disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1546-4156
pISSN - 0893-0341
DOI - 10.1097/wad.0000000000000453
Subject(s) - effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , bone mineral , medicine , hyperintensity , femoral neck , dementia , cohort , osteoporosis , cognitive test , cognition , population , psychology , magnetic resonance imaging , psychiatry , radiology , disease , environmental health
Bone mineral density (BMD) is a potential surrogate marker of lifetime estrogen exposure previously linked to increased risk of Alzheimer dementia among elderly women. We examine the association between BMD in the "young old" with imaging biomarkers of brain aging and cognitive performance.