The interaction of age and type 2 diabetes on executive function and memory in persons aged 35 years or older

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 12; p. e82991
• Main Authors: van Eersel, Marlise E A, Joosten, Hanneke, Gansevoort, Ron T, Dullaart, Robin P F, Slaets, Joris P J, Izaks, Gerbrand J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.12.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Apolipoproteins E - genetics; Atherosclerosis; Biology; Brain research; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - complications; Carriers; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia; Design; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology; End-stage renal disease; Executive Function; Fasting; Female; Geriatrics; Health risks; Heterozygote; Humans; Hypertension; Insulin; Kidney diseases; Male; Medical research; Medicine; Memory; Middle age; Middle Aged; Nephrology; Neuropsychological Tests; Population; Regression analysis; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Stroke; Studies; Young adults; Netherlands

It is generally assumed that type 2 diabetes increases the risk of cognitive dysfunction in old age. As type 2 diabetes is frequently diagnosed before the age of 50, diabetes-related cognitive dysfunction may also occur before the age of 50. Therefore, we investigated the association of type 2 diabe...