… The present study tests whether loneliness is associated with risk of dementia in the
largest sample to date and further examines whether the association is independent of social …

… and cognitive decline or dementia; the present manuscript reports on our findings only for
the subset of studies relating social engagement and loneliness to dementia. We adhered to …

… loneliness and risk for all-cause dementia, we evaluate risk for two cause-specific dementias:
AD and vascular dementia … between loneliness and cognitive impairment, not dementia (…

Loneliness has been reported to be associated with an increased risk of dementia; however,
the extent of this relationship remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the strength …

… loneliness is a risk factor also for all-cause dementia and especially for AD. Our results
underscore the importance of paying attention to perceived loneliness … perception of loneliness. …

… To test the proposition that loneliness is a cause of dementia we only included longitudinal
… to measure loneliness at baseline, have samples free of dementia and assess dementia at …

… isolation but not loneliness is associated with an elevated risk of all-cause dementia. Socially
… threat of social isolation to cognitive function and risk of dementia, especially in the elderly. …

… loneliness is associated with increased risk of dementia or not,9 10 our findings show that the
association between loneliness and dementia is … present only at high levels of genetic risk. …

… lonely contributed to a higher risk of dementia, and the association between loneliness and
dementia risk varies … the relationship between loneliness and dementia risk among 823 older …

… of loneliness in mid-life and risk of dementia and AD 18 years later. To shed light on the
relationship between different loneliness groups (transient and persistent loneliness) … loneliness …