Depressive Symptoms, Vascular Risk Factors and Mild Cognitive Impairment

• Published in: Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 336 - 346
• Main Authors: Panza, Francesco, D’Introno, Alessia, Colacicco, Anna M., Capurso, Cristiano, Del Parigi, Angelo, Caselli, Richard J., Todarello, Orlando, Pellicani, Vincenza, Santamato, Andrea, Scapicchio, Pierluigi, Maggi, Stefania, Scafato, Emanuele, Gandin, Claudia, Capurso, Antonio, Solfrizzi, Vincenzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Original Research Article; Depression; Vascular risk factors, dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; Epidemiology; Dementia

Aims: We evaluated the impact of depressive symptoms on the rate of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) after a 3.5-year follow-up, and we assessed the interaction between depressive symptoms and vascular risk factors for incident MCI. Methods: A total of 2,963 individuals from a sample of 5,63...