Multimorbidity increases the risk of dementia: a 15 year follow-up of the SHARE study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

the literature regarding the association between multimorbidity and dementia is still unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the potential association between multimorbidity at the baseline and the risk of future dementia in the SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) study, a large European research survey, with a follow-up of 15 years.

Methods

in this longitudinal study, multimorbidity was defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions, among 14 self-reported at the baseline evaluation. Incident dementia was ascertained using self-reported information. Cox regression analysis, adjusted for potential confounders, was run and hazard ratios (HRs), with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs), that were estimated in the whole sample and

SUBMITTER: Veronese N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116948 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature