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Reference: Atti, 2008
Cohort: Kungsholmen Project
Risk Factor: Obesity


Exposure Detail
The percent change in BMI during the between baseline and the first follow-up visit (first 3 years of follow-up) was assessed among those who were dementia free at the first follow-up visit.

Ethnicity Detail
All participants were residents of the Kungsholmen region in Sweden. No other information on race or ethnicity was available.

Screening and Diagnosis Detail
Screening Method:
"Modified" 3MSE"Modified" Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (Tschantz 2002)
DSM-III-R critera for "clinically definite dementia"

AD Diagnosis:
Neuropsychological examination

Covariates & Analysis Detail
Analysis Type:
Cox proportional hazards regression

The results reported correspond to the first three years of follow-up after measurement of BMI change (years 3-6) for AD and TD.

AD Covariates:
Aage
Eeducation
Ggender
ADLIactivities of daily living impairment
bsln BMIbaseline BMI
MMSEbaseline MMSE
Ccancer
CBVDcerebrovascular disease
CHDcoronary heart disease
DEPdepression
IDincident disease between baseline and first follow-up

TD Covariates:
Aage
Eeducation
Ggender
ADLIactivities of daily living impairment
bsln BMIbaseline BMI
MMSEbaseline MMSE
Ccancer
CBVDcerebrovascular disease
CHDcoronary heart disease
DEPdepression
IDincident disease between baseline and first follow-up