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Lipid-lowering agents and the risk of cognitive impairment that does not meet criteria for dementia, in relation to apolipoprotein E status.
Neuroepidemiology - 1 Jan 2007
Rockwood Kenneth, Howlett Susan, Fisk John, Darvesh Sultan, Tuokko Holly, Hogan David B, Wolfson Christina, McDowell Ian
Abstract excerpt
Lipid-lowering agents (LLAs) might lower the risk of dementia, but any impact on other forms of cognitive impairment is not clear. We examined LLAs in relation to cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) and apolipoprotein E4 status. In a case control study from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging, cases (n = 347) had developed CIND between the first and second study waves and controls (n = 693) had no...
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