Association between the occurrence of albuminuria and the risk of early dementia among older people upon health examination: a community-based cohort study in …

TJ Tseng, YT Yen, YH Yang, YH Chen, TC Chan - Bmj Open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
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Objectives This study aimed to investigate the associations between biochemical markers,
renal function, health behaviours and dementia among older people. Design A retrospective
cohort study. Setting Community-based health examination database from Taipei city.
Participants In total, 35 434 older people were included from February 2005 to December
2012. To assess changes in renal function, we selected participants who attended health
examinations at least twice and responded to the AD8 questionnaire in 2012. We excluded …
Objectives
This study aimed to investigate the associations between biochemical markers, renal function, health behaviours and dementia among older people.
Design
A retrospective cohort study.
Setting
Community-based health examination database from Taipei city.
Participants
In total, 35 434 older people were included from February 2005 to December 2012. To assess changes in renal function, we selected participants who attended health examinations at least twice and responded to the AD8 questionnaire in 2012. We excluded those with dementia at baseline.
Primary outcome measures
Early dementia was assessed using the AD8 questionnaire in 2012. Explanatory variables included demographic factors, health behaviours, biochemical markers and renal function. We used a Cox proportional hazard model to estimate the HR for early dementia onset.
Results
Individuals with mild albuminuria (HR 1.228; 95% CI 1.066 to 1.414), lower eGFR (HR 1.549; 95% CI 1.319 to 1.820) and higher age (HR 1.022; 95% CI 1.015 to 1.028) were associated with a high risk of early dementia. Older people with no alcohol intake (HR 0.872; 95% CI 0.794 to 0.958), and higher education levels (HR 0.647; 95% CI 0.589 to 0.710) were at a low risk of early dementia.
Conclusions
Elevated mild albuminuria and low eGFR were associated with a high risk of early dementia in this community-based cohort. Routine health examinations for older people can help screen out the high-risk population, and clinical management might reduce or delay the risk of early dementia.
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