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Physical frailty, genetic predisposition, and incident dementia: a large prospective cohort study.
Translational psychiatry - 27 May 2024
Gao Pei-Yang, Ma Ling-Zhi, Wang Xue-Jie, Wu Bang-Sheng, Huang Yi-Ming, Wang Zhi-Bo, Fu Yan, Ou Ya-Nan, Feng Jian-Feng, Cheng Wei, Tan Lan, Yu Jin-Tai
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Physical frailty and genetic factors are both risk factors for increased dementia; nevertheless, the joint effect remains unclear. This study aimed to investigated the long-term relationship between physical frailty, genetic risk, and dementia incidence. A total of 274,194 participants from the UK Biobank were included. We applied Cox proportional hazards regression models to estimate the association between...
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