Frailty is Associated With Incident Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly

Abstract

Increasing frailty is associated with incident AD and the rate of cognitive decline in older persons. These findings suggest that frailty and AD may share similar etiologies.

Keywords

Hazard ratioDementiaMedicineCognitive declineGerontologyConfidence intervalCognitionDiseaseProportional hazards modelDemographyInternal medicinePsychiatry

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Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 69
Issue: 5
Pages: 483-489
Citations: 406
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                                    Aron S. Buchman, 
                                
                                    Patricia A. Boyle, 
                                
                                    R. J. Wilson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            Frailty is Associated With Incident Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly. 
                            Psychosomatic Medicine
                            , 69
                            (5)
                            , 483-489.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0b013e318068de1d
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e318068de1d