Iron deficiency and dementia risk: evidence from the Swedish population-based cohort study AMORIS.

Mozhu Ding, Alexandra Wennberg, Stina Ek, Niklas Hammar, Katharina Schmidt-Mende, Karin Modig

Unit of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. [email protected]. · pubmed

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Abstract

Iron deficiency (ID) is proposed to be involved in cognitive aging and dementia; however, empirical data is lacking to support this hypothesis. We examined the association between absolute and functional ID and incident dementia diagnosis.

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Research summary

The paper investigates the association between iron deficiency and the risk of developing dementia. This study is relevant as it explores a potential underlying factor that could contribute to cognitive decline, which is a significant aspect of aging and age-related diseases.

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