Cardiovascular Disease Risk Scores and Incident Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Older Men and Women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) also increase the risk of dementia. However, whether commonly used CVD risk scores are associated with dementia risk in older adults who do not have a history of CVD, and potential gender differences in this association, remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether CVD risk scores are prospectively associated with cognitive decline and dementia in initially healthy older men and women.

Methods

A total of19,114 participants from a prospective cohort of individuals aged 65+ years without known CVD or dementia were recruited. The atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score (ASCVDRS), Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2-Older Persons (SCORE2-OP), and the Framingham risk score (FRS) were calcula

SUBMITTER: Vishwanath S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10866179 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature