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Associations of the metabolic syndrome and its components with cognitive impairment in older adults

BACKGROUND: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an established cardiovascular risk factor. Here, we investigated its role in cognitive impairment. METHODS: Baseline data from 202 participants (aged 65 to 87 years) of the BioCog study were used. All were free of clinical dementia (MMSE≥24/30). Cognitive...

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Autores principales: Feinkohl, Insa, Janke, Jürgen, Hadzidiakos, Daniel, Slooter, Arjen, Winterer, Georg, Spies, Claudia, Pischon, Tobias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30845934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1073-7