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Serum vitamin D deficiency as a predictor of incident non-Alzheimer dementias: a 7-year longitudinal study

Authors

Annweiler, C., Rolland, Y., Schott, A.M., Blain, H., Vellas, B., Beauchet, O.

Journal

Dementia And Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Volume: 32, No.: 4, Pages.: 273-278

Year of Publication

2011

Abstract

Background: Hypovitaminosis D has been cross-sectionally associated with dementia and stroke. The objective of this longitudinal study was to determine whether serum vitamin D deficiency at baseline could predict the onset of non-Alzheimer dementias (NAD) within 7 years among older women.; Methods: Forty high-functioning older women (78.4 years, 76.4/82.0; median, 25th/75th percentile) from the EPIDOS Toulouse study were divided into two groups based on vitamin D deficiency (i.e., serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D <10 ng/ml) at baseline. At the end of the 7-year follow-up period, women matching the DSM-IV but not the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria were diagnosed with NAD while those matching the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria were considered to have Alzheimer's disease (AD). Subtle cognitive impairments at baseline, cardiovascular risk factors and Parkinson's disease were used as potential confounders.; Results: NAD was reported in 6 women (82.8 years, 80.6/86.0) after 7 years of follow-up. More NAD were observed in women with vitamin D deficiency (p = 0.023). There was no between-group difference regarding the onset of AD (p = 0.332). We found an association between vitamin D deficiency at baseline and the onset of NAD (adjusted odds ratio = 19.57, p = 0.042). Conversely, vitamin D deficiency was not associated with AD (p = 0.222).; Conclusion: Baseline vitamin D deficiency predicted the onset of NAD within 7 years among older women.; Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Bibtex Citation

@article{Annweiler_2011, doi = {10.1159/000334944}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000334944}, year = 2011, publisher = {S. Karger {AG}}, volume = {32}, number = {4}, pages = {273--278}, author = {C. Annweiler and Y. Rolland and A.M. Schott and H. Blain and B. Vellas and O. Beauchet}, title = {Serum Vitamin D Deficiency as a Predictor of Incident Non-Alzheimer Dementias: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study}, journal = {Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders} }

Keywords

aged, aged, 80 and over, blood, cohort studies, complications, d, dementia, diagnosis, diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, female, france, humans, logistic models, longitudinal studies, odds ratio, predictive value of tests, prospective studies, risk factors, vitamin, vitamin d, vitamin d deficiency, vitamins

Countries of Study

France

Types of Study

Cohort Study

Type of Interventions

Risk Factor Modification

Risk Factor Modifications

General population health promotion