Blood cholesterol and risk of dementia in more than 1·8 million people over two decades: a retrospective cohort study

Iwagami, Masao; Qizilbash, Nawab; Gregson, John; Douglas, Ian; Johnson, Michelle; Pearce, Neil; Evans, Stephen; Pocock, Stuart

doi:10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00150-1

Blood cholesterol and risk of dementia in more than 1·8 million people over two decades: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND Uncertainty remains concerning the association of blood cholesterol with the risk of subsequent dementia. Using data from people with lipid measurements in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), we examined the association between blood lipid levels and dementia (both vascu…