Vitamin D and Memory Decline: Two Population-Based Prospective Studies

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Funding Acknowledgements

The Cardiovascular Health Study was supported by contracts HHSN268201200036C, HHSN2682 00800007C, N01 HC55222, N01HC85079, N01HC 85080, N01HC85081, N01HC85082, N01HC85083, N01HC85086, and grant HL080295 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), with additional contribution from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Additional support was provided by AG023629, AG20098, AG15928 and HL084443 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). A full list of principal CHS investigators and institutions can be found at http://www.chs-nhlbi.org. The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam is largely supported by a grant from the Netherlands Ministry of Health Welfare and Sports, Directorate of Long-Term Care. Additional support was also provided by NIRG-11-200737 from the Alzheimer's Association, the Mary Kinross Charitable Trust, the Halpin Trust, the Age Related Diseases and Health Trust, the Norman Family Charitable Trust (to D.J.L.), the Rosetreees Trust (to D.J.L. and M.S.), and the James Tudor Foundation (to D.J.L. and E.K.). This report presents independent research supported by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for the South West Peninsula. None of the funding sources had any role in the design of the study; in the analysis and interpretation of the data; or in the preparation of the manuscript. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, and the Department of Health in England or the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH was involved in the original design and conduct of the Cardiovascular Health Study and in the data collection methods.