Loneliness Tied to Alzheimer’s and Dementia Risk

by admin | Oct 11, 2024 | Brain, Brain, Health & Environment, Medical Ethics, Mental Health, Mental, Dementia, Parkinson's disease

By Judy George

Source Medpagetoday

Loneliness increased the risk for all-cause dementia, a meta-analysis that included more than 600,000 people showed.

Feeling lonely was tied to a 31% higher risk of overall dementia (HR 1.306, 95% CI 1.197-1.426), according to Martina Luchetti, PhD, of Florida State University in Tallahassee, and co-authors.

Loneliness was associated with both Alzheimer’s disease (HR 1.393, 95% CI 1.290-1.504) and vascular dementia (HR 1.735, 95% CI 1.483-2.029), Luchetti and colleagues said.

Moreover, it was linked with cognitive impairment that was not dementia (HR 1.150, 95% CI 1.113-1.189), they reported in Nature Mental Healthopens in a new tab or window.

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