Risk of dementia in patients with end-stage renal disease under maintenance dialysis-a nationwide population-based study with consideration of competing risk of mortality.

Although ESRD appears directly associated with the risk of dementia, the high competing mortality means that primary prevention of comorbidity associated with dementia may be more effective in reducing overall dementia in the general population, which may also potentially reduce the incidence of ESRD and prevent death from multimorbidity when affected by ESRD.