Increased risk of developing dementia in patients with bipolar disorder: a nested matched case-control study

• Published in: Bipolar disorders Vol. 15; no. 7; pp. 787 - 794
• Main Authors: Wu, Kuan-Yi, Chang, Chia-Ming, Liang, Hsin-Yi, Wu, Chi-Shin, Chia-Hsuan Wu, Erin, Chen, Chia-Hsiang, Chau, Yeuk-Lun, Tsai, Hui-Ju
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Age of Onset; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; bipolar disorder; Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis; Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; dementia; Dementia - epidemiology; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; National Health Programs - statistics & numerical data; Odds Ratio; pre-senile; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; senile; Taiwan - epidemiology; Young Adult; Taiwan; dementia; bipolar disorder; pre-senile; senile

Objective The association between bipolar disorder and subsequent dementia risk is not well established. The objective of this study was to investigate whether patients with bipolar disorder were at an increased risk for developing dementia. Methods A conditional logistic regression model was perfor...