According to a research, these with low bone density could also be extra doubtless than these with excessive bone density to get dementia. The findings of the research printed within the on-line problem of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The research doesn’t show that low bone density causes dementia. It solely reveals an affiliation.

“Low bone density and dementia are two conditions that commonly affect older people simultaneously, especially as bone loss often increases due to physical inactivity and poor nutrition during dementia,” stated research writer Mohammad Arfan Ikram, MD, PhD, of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands. “However, little is known about bone loss that occurs in the period leading up to dementia. Our study found that bone loss indeed already occurs before dementia and thus is linked to a higher risk of dementia.”

The research concerned 3,651 individuals within the Netherlands with a median age of 72 who didn’t have dementia in the beginning of the research. Over a median of 11 years, 688 individuals or 19% developed dementia. Researchers checked out X-rays to determine bone density. Participants have been interviewed each 4 to 5 years and accomplished bodily assessments reminiscent of bone scans and assessments for dementia.

Of the 1,211 individuals with the bottom complete physique bone density, 90 individuals developed dementia inside 10 years, in comparison with 57 of the 1,211 individuals with the very best bone density. After adjusting for components reminiscent of age, intercourse, training, different diseases and drugs use, and a household historical past of dementia, researchers discovered that inside 10 years, individuals with the bottom complete physique bone density have been 42% extra prone to develop dementia than individuals within the highest group.

“Previous research has found factors like diet and exercise may impact bones differently as well as the risk of dementia,” Ikram added. “Our research has found a link between bone loss and dementia, but further studies are needed to better understand this connection between bone density and memory loss. It’s possible that bone loss may occur already in the earliest phases of dementia, years before any clinical symptoms manifest themselves. If that were the case, bone loss could be an indicator of risk for dementia and people with bone loss could be targeted for screening and improved care.”

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