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ASSOCIATIONS OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND NONCARDIOVASCULAR COMORBIDITIES WITH DEMENTIA RISK IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES: RESULTS FROM A LARGE UK COHORT STUDY
B. Zheng, B. Su, C. Udeh-Momoh, G. Price, I. Tzoulaki, E.P Vamos, A. Majeed, E. Riboli, S. Ahmadi-Abhari, L.T. Middleton
J Prev Alz Dis 2022;1(9):86-91
Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an established risk factor for dementia. However, it remains unclear whether the presence of comorbidities could further increase dementia risk in diabetes patients.
Objectives: To examine the associations between cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular comorbidities and dementia risk in T2D patients.
Design: Population-based cohort study.
Setting: The UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).
Participants: 489,205 T2D patients aged over 50 years in the UK CPRD.
Measurements: Major cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular comorbidities were extracted as time-varying exposure variables. The outcome event was dementia incidence based on dementia diagnosis or dementia-specific drug prescription.
Results: During a median of six years follow-up, 33,773 (6.9%) incident dementia cases were observed. Time-varying Cox regressions showed T2D patients with stroke, peripheral vascular disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure or hypertension were at higher risk of dementia compared to those without such comorbidities (HR [95% CI] = 1.64 [1.59-1.68], 1.37 [1.34-1.41], 1.26 [1.22-1.30], 1.15 [1.11-1.20] or 1.10 [1.03-1.18], respectively). Presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic kidney disease was also associated with increased dementia risk (HR [95% CI] = 1.05 [1.01-1.10] or 1.11 [1.07-1.14]).
Conclusions: A range of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular comorbidities were associated with further increases of dementia risk in T2D patients. Prevention and effective management of these comorbidities may play a significant role in maintaining cognitive health in T2D patients.
CITATION:
B. Zheng ; B. Su ; C. Udeh-Momoh ; G. Price ; I. Tzoulaki ; E.P Vamos ; A. Majeed ; E. Riboli ; S. Ahmadi-Abhari ; L.T. Middleton (2022): Associations of Cardiovascular and Non-Cardiovascular Comorbidities with Dementia Risk in Patients with Diabetes: Results from a Large UK Cohort Study. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2022.8