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Absolute 10-year risk of dementia by age, sex and APOE genotype: a population-based cohort study.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne - 4 Sept 2018
Rasmussen Katrine L, Tybjærg-Hansen Anne, Nordestgaard Børge G, Frikke-Schmidt Ruth
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dementia is a major cause of disability, and risk-factor reduction may have the potential to delay or prevent the disease. Our aim was to determine the absolute 10-year risk of dementia, by age, sex and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype. METHODS: We obtained data from the Copenhagen General Population Study (from 2003 to 2014) and the Copenhagen City Heart Study (from 1991 to 1994 and 2001 to 2003)....
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