Sex differences in risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, including death as a competing risk, in individuals with diabetes: Results from the ADVANCE trial.

Jessica GongKatie HarrisMaree HackettSanne A E PetersHenry BrodatyMark CooperPavel HametStephen HarrapGiuseppe ManciaStephen MacMahonJohn ChalmersMark Woodward

Published in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2021)

Several risk factors were associated with CD/dementia. Higher waist circumference and mental health symptoms were more strongly associated with CD/dementia in women than men. Further studies should examine the mechanisms that underlie these sex differences.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
cognitive decline
mental health
body mass index
risk factors
cognitive impairment
cardiovascular disease
clinical trial
study protocol
polycystic ovary syndrome
randomized controlled trial
phase iii
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
mental illness
skeletal muscle