Type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes to cognitive decline in old age: A longitudinal population-based study

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 599-607

  Hassing, Linda B ^a   Grant, Michael D ^b   Hofer, Scott M ^b   Pedersen, Nancy L ^c,d   Nilsson, Sven E ^e   Berg, Stig ^e   McClearn, Gerald ^b   Johansson, Boo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Dementia; Diabetes; Longitudinal study; Old age

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEMANTICS; SENESCENCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VELOCITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4043164114     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617704104165     Document Type: Article

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