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Association of diabetes mellitus and dementia, the Rotterdam study

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Ott, A., Stolk, R. P., Hofman, A., van Harskamp, F., Grobbee, D. E., Breteler, M. M. B.·1996·Diabetologia

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Dementia and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) are highly prevalent disorders in the elderly. Diabetes has repeatedly been reported to affect cognition, but its relation with dementia is uncertain. We therefore studied the association between diabetes and dementia in the Rotterdam Study, a large population-based study in the elderly. Of 6330 participants, aged 55 to 99 years old, complete information on diabetes and presence of dementia was available. Diabetes was diagnosed as use of anti-diabetes medication or random or post-load serum glucose over 11 mmol/1. Dementia was diagnosed through a stepped approach, including a sensitive screening of all participants and a comprehensive diagnostic work-up. Diabetes was present in 724 (11.4%) subjects. Of the 265 dementia patients 59 (22.3%) had diabetes. Multiple logistic regression analyses, adjusting for age and sex differences, revealed a positive association between diabetes and dementia (odds ratio: 1.3, 95% confidence interval 1.0-1.9). In particular, strong associations were found between dementia and diabetes treated with insulin (odds ratio: 3.2, 95% confidence interval: 1.4-7.5) The relation was strongest with vascular dementia but was also observed with Alzheimer's disease. These associations were independent of educational attainment, smoking, body mass index, atherosclerosis, blood pressure and antihypertensive drug treatment, and could not be explained by clinical cerebra infarctions. The results suggest that NIDDM is associated with dementia. Alzheimer's disease may be more frequent in elderly diabetic patients treated with insulin.

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Authors
Ott, A., Stolk, R. P., Hofman, A., van Harskamp, F., Grobbee, D. E., & Breteler, M. M. B.
Affiliations
Erasmus MC (NL)
Venue
Diabetologia
Published
1996-10-23
Volume
39
Issue
11
Pages
1392-1397
ISSN
  • 0012-186X (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0428
OpenAlex
W2051993731
Cited by
677
References
49
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Diabetologia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
Keywords
diabetes mellitus, dementia, type 2 diabetes, insulin therapy, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, cognitive impairment, older adults, Rotterdam Study
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Prospective Studies, Sex Factors, Dementia, Vascular, Cohort Studies, Prevalence, Confidence Intervals, Odds Ratio

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