Sex differences in the association between major cardiovascular risk factors in midlife and dementia: a cohort study using data from the UK Biobank

Abstract Background Sex differences in major cardiovascular risk factors for incident (fatal or non-fatal) all-cause dementia were assessed in the UK Biobank. The effects of these risk factors on all-cause dementia were explored by age and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods Cox proportional hazards...

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Main Authors: Jessica Gong, Katie Harris, Sanne A. E. Peters, Mark Woodward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01980-z