 cholesterol. The study, published this month in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, looked at these conditions, commonly known as "metabolic syndrome", which affects around 20 to 25% of adults globally. Previous studies found links between metabolic syndrome and an increased risk of developing heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Scientists looked at data from the UK Biobank study, which tracked the health of 176,249 participants over a span of 15 years. At the start of the study, all patients were aged 60 or over and did not have dementia. When the study began, 42% of participants had metabolic syndrome, with 96% experiencing high blood pressure, 74% having high triglycerides, 72% with low HDL-cholesterol, 70% with high waist circumference and 50% with high blood glucose. As the research progressed, 5,255 people who took part in the study went on to develop dementia over a 15-year period. Scientists found that participants with metabolic syndrome had a 12% increased risk of developing dementia compared with participants who did not have metabolic syndrome. T){kind=link}
A new study has looked at the link between metabolic syndrome – which includes high blood pressure and high blood glucose – and the risk of developing dementia later in life
Having poor metabolic health could increase your risk of developing dementia later in life, a study has found.
Researchers looked at health issues including high blood pressure and high blood glucose and, after analysing data from more than 176,000 participants, they found there is a link between metabolic syndrome and the risk of developing dementia. Scientists from Oxford Population Health explained that poor metabolic health is described as having three or more of the following conditions: high waist circumference, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.
The study, published this month in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, looked at these conditions, commonly known as “metabolic syndrome”, which affects around 20 to 25% of adults globally. Previous studies found links between metabolic syndrome and an increased risk of developing heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US