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Medicare spending was higher for adults with a formal clinical diagnosis of dementia versus a positive screening for cognitive impairment.
A small reduction in the risk for dementia was seen after the first year for people with shingles versus general population comparators.
The findings were consistent regardless of dementia subtype.
Authors say patients with Alzheimer’s disease still would be expected to benefit from cataract surgery.
The association was independent of Aβ and tau and accounted for 10% of the variance in cognitive decline.
Physical activities were inversely associated with the incidence of all-cause dementia, vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Later age at menopause and hormone therapy non-use also were associated with higher regional tau.
Comparable results were seen for dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and in analyses stratified by dementia polygenic risk score.
The greatest reduction in risk was seen for those receiving 21 to 50 phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor prescriptions.
Chronic stress and depression are independent risk factors and have an additive effect when combined.