Frailty Appears To Be Key Risk Factor For Age-Related Cognitive Dysfunction And Dementia, Research Suggests
HCPlive (11/18, Meglio) reports research indicates that “health-deficit accumulation, specifically among older Americans, affects the likelihood of progressive cognitive impairment, as well as the likelihood of cognitive improvement independent of the APOE ε4 allele.” For the study, investigators “calculated a frailty index score using the deficit-accumulation approach in participants aged 50 years and older from the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center.” The 14,490-participant study revealed that frailty appears to be “a key risk factor for age-related cognitive dysfunction and dementia.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
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— “Researchers Find New Method to Measure Cognitive Impairment, Dementia “Marco Meglio, HCPlive, November 18, 2020