Cardiovascular health metrics from mid- to late-life and risk of dementia: A population-based cohort study in Finland.
Yajun LiangTiia NganduTiina LaatikainenHilkka SoininenJaakko TuomilehtoMiia KivipeltoChengxuan QiuPublished in: PLoS medicine (2020)
In this study, we observed that having the ideal CVH metrics, and ideal behavioral CVH metrics in particular, from midlife onwards is associated with a reduced risk of dementia as compared with people having poor CVH metrics. Maintaining life-long health behaviors may be crucial to reduce late-life risk of dementia.