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Reference: Forti, 2010
Cohort: Conselice Study of Brain Aging
Risk Factor: Obesity


Exposure Detail
The exposure for this analysis was having a high waist circumference (>88cm for women, and >103cm for men).

Ethnicity Detail
The participants were residents of the Conselice municipality in Italy.

Screening and Diagnosis Detail
Screening Method:
MMSEMini-Mental State Examination (Folstein 1975)

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)
Neuropsychological examination

Covariates & Analysis Detail
Analysis Type:
Cox proportional hazards regression

This analysis was restricted to participants 75 years of age or older.

AD Covariates:
Aage
Eeducation
Ggender
APOE4APOE e4 genotype
CVDcardiovascular disease
HHChyperhomocysteinemia
ISinflammation status
SLsedentary lifestyle
SHstroke history

TD Covariates:
Aage
Eeducation
Ggender
APOE4APOE e4 genotype
CVDcardiovascular disease
HHChyperhomocysteinemia
ISinflammation status
SLsedentary lifestyle
SHstroke history