Dose-response relationship between physical exercise and risk of physician-diagnosed dementia in 206 073 Thai community-dwelling men and women: HCUR study.

P BoongirdParinya ChamnanS LaptikulthamP KrittayapoositpotW NitiyanantW AekplakornA Mangklabruksnull null

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

Dementia incidence in a Thai population was lower than Western populations and its independent risk factors included increasing age, diabetes and a lack of physical exercise. Adequate physical exercise may counterbalance the ageing process, the main drive of dementia.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
risk factors
community dwelling
cognitive impairment
type diabetes
emergency department
primary care
south africa
metabolic syndrome