Journal article

Bone mineral density, adiposity, and cognitive functions

HR Sohrabi, KA Bates, M Weinborn, RS Bucks, SR Rainey-Smith, MA Rodrigues, SM Bird, BM Brown, J Beilby, M Howard, A Criddle, M Wraith, K Taddei, G Martins, A Paton, T Shah, SS Dhaliwal, PD Mehta, JK Foster, IJ Martins Show all

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience | Published : 2015

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Abstract

Cognitive decline and dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been associated with genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. A number of potentially modifiable risk factors should be taken into account when preventive or ameliorative interventions targeting dementia and its preclinical stages are investigated. Bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition are two such potentially modifiable risk factors, and their association with cognitive decline was investigated in this study. 164 participants, aged 34-87 years old (62.78 ± 9.27), were recruited for this longitudinal study and underwent cognitive and clinical examinations at baseline and after 3 years. Blood samples were coll..

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