Neurology: The relationship between healthy lifestyle factors and the onset of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes and lifestyle factors are associated with dementia risk, but the impact of a healthy lifestyle on diabetes-related dementia remains largely unknown
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A study published in Neurology investigated whether the increased risk of dementia in people with diabetes could be offset
by a broad combination of healthy lifestyle factors.

This prospective study used data
from the UK Biobank cohort.
Overall lifestyle scores ranged from 0 to 7, with each of the seven healthy lifestyle factors having a score of 1: No current smoking, moderate alcohol consumption, regular physical activity, healthy eating, adequate sleep time, less sedentary behavior, and frequent social contact
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Use the link to electronic health records to identify event dementia
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The Cox proportional hazards model was used to investigate the relationship between
diabetes, healthy lifestyle scores and dementia incidence.

Adhering to a wide range of healthy lifestyle factors was associated
with a significantly lower risk of dementia in participants with diabetes.
Behavioural lifestyle changes through a multifactorial approach should be a priority
in preventing and delaying the onset of dementia in people with diabetes.

Literature source:

Wang B, Sun Y, Tan X, Zhang J, Wang N, Lu Y.
Association of Combined Healthy Lifestyle Factors With Incident Dementia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes [published online ahead of print, 2022 Sep 14].
Neurology.
2022; 10.
1212/WNL.
0000000000201231.
doi:10.
1212/WNL.
0000000000201231