van Gennip, April CE; van Sloten, Thomas T; Fayosse, Aurore; Sabia, Séverine; Singh-Manoux, Archana; (2023) Age at cardiovascular disease onset, dementia risk, and the role of lifestyle factors. Alzheimer's & Dementia 10.1002/alz.13562.

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INTRODUCTION We first examined the role of age at cardiovascular disease (CVD) onset for incident dementia, and then examined whether lifestyle factors at guideline-recommended levels in individuals with CVD mitigates dementia risk. METHODS: We used population-based data (Whitehall II: n = 10,308/baseline 1985–1988/examinations every 4–5 years). Lifestyle factors (non-smoking, body mass index [BMI], physical activity, diet) were extracted post-CVD.// RESULTS: Over a median of 31.6 years, 3275 (32.1%) developed CVD. At age 70, risk of dementia was higher in individuals with CVD onset before (hazard ratio [HR] of incident dementia for participants with CVD before age 60, using participants without CVD at age 70 as the reference: 1.56, 95% confidence interal [CI] 1.18–2.08) but not after 60 years. In participants with CVD, a greater number of lifestyle factors at recommended levels post-CVD was associated with a lower dementia risk (per lifestyle factor at recommended level HR: 0.73, 95% CI 0.59–0.92).// DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that early onset CVD is associated with a higher dementia risk at older ages. In those with CVD, the dementia risk was lower if lifestyle factors are at recommended levels following CVD diagnosis.

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