Sex differences in metabolic risk indicator of dementia in an elderly urban Korean population: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Stroke played a primary role as a metabolic risk indicator of dementia in elderly men, while diabetes mellitus and alcohol abstinence were important metabolic risk factors in elderly women. Taken together, the data show that when designing preventative measures against dementia based on metabolic risk, sex needs to be taken into account. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 2136-2142.