Relationship between plasma lipids and mild cognitive impairment in the elderly Chinese: a case-control study

• Published in: Lipids in health and disease Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 146
• Main Authors: He, Qian, Li, Qing, Zhao, Jiangang, Wu, Tianfeng, Ji, Lu, Huang, Guowei, Ma, Fei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.09.2016; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Blood lipids; China; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol - genetics; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, HDL - genetics; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - genetics; Cognition disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction - blood; Cognitive Dysfunction - genetics; Cognitive Dysfunction - pathology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - pathology; Female; Genetic Association Studies; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Health aspects; Humans; Hypertension - blood; Hypertension - genetics; Hypertension - pathology; Influence; Lipids - blood; Lipids - genetics; Male; Risk factors; Triglycerides - blood; Triglycerides - genetics; Case-control study; Lipoprotein; Mild cognitive impairment; Elderly; Lipid

High lipid levels may constitute a more important risk factor for cognitive health in previous studies. However, the association of plasma lipids with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among elderly people had not been studied exactly. This study aims to explore the relationship between plasma lipids/...