Journal article
Endogenous Sex Hormones as Risk Factors for Dementia in Elderly Men and Women
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The associations of endogenous sex hormones with risk of dementia in the elderly population are not well known.
METHODS: The relationship of baseline serum total estradiol (E2) and free testosterone (FT) to 4-year risk of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD) was examined in a dementia-free, population-based cohort of 433 women (mean age 74 years) and 376 men (mean age 73 years). Multivariable …
Authors
Ravaglia G; Forti P; Maioli F; Bastagli L; Montesi F; Pisacane N; Chiappelli M; Licastro F; Patterson C
Journal
The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Vol. 62, No. 9, pp. 1035–1041
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 1, 2007
DOI
10.1093/gerona/62.9.1035
ISSN
1079-5006