Mid-, late-life CV health affect odds of dementia

Mid-, late-life CV health affect odds of dementia

Middle-aged adults with "ideal" and moderate cardiovascular health metrics -- based on body weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and physical activity -- had 48% and 29% reduced risk of developing late-life dementia, respectively, compared with those with poor CV health metric performance, researchers reported in the journal PLOS Medicine. The findings also showed that those with ideal and moderate mid- and late-life CV health metric performance had 86% and 75% lower odds of dementia, respectively, compared with those who performed poorly.

Full Story: United Press International (12/15)