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- Title
Glucose metabolism and the risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia: a population-based 12 year follow-up study in 71-year-old men.
- Authors
Rönnemaa, E; Zethelius, B; Sundelöf, J; Sundström, J; Degerman-Gunnarsson, M; Lannfelt, L; Berne, C; Kilander, L
- Abstract
Accumulating evidence suggests that diabetes increases the risk of dementia, but few studies have addressed possible mechanisms underlying this relationship. The aim of our study was to investigate the longitudinal association of glucose metabolism, insulin secretion and insulin action with the development of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
- Publication
Diabetologia, 2009, Vol 52, Issue 8, p1504
- ISSN
1432-0428
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00125-009-1393-9