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AlzRisk Paper Detail
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Reference: Ronnemaa, 2011
Cohort: Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men
Risk Factor: Obesity


Exposure Detail
The investigators obtained the participants' weight and height measurements from the clinical examination conducted 20 years subsequent to study initiation when the participants were 70 years of age.

BMI was computed as weight in kg divided by squared height in meters.

Ethnicity Detail
The investigators conducted the study on Swedish participants born in Upsala county.

Age Detail
All participants were 70 years old at the baseline examination.

Screening and Diagnosis Detail
AD Diagnosis:
Brain Imaging
DSM IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV
NINCDS ADRDA National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Criteria (McKhann 1984)
Other

Covariates & Analysis Detail
Analysis Type:
Cox proportional hazards regression

AD Covariates:
Aage
Eeducation

TD Covariates:
Aage
Eeducation