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Cumulative health deficits, APOE genotype, and risk for later-life mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Feb 2021
Ward David D, Wallace Lindsay M K, Rockwood Kenneth
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether health-deficit accumulation is associated with the risks of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia independently of APOE genotype. METHODS: A frailty index was calculated using the deficit-accumulation approach in participants aged 50 years and older from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center. Cognitive status was determined by clinical evaluation. Using multistate...
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