Linda B. Hassing

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of unpublished data to estimate the sex-specific relationship between women and men with diabetes with incident dementia found individuals with type 2 diabetes are at ∼60% greater risk for the development of dementia compared with those without diabetes.

TL;DR: It is concluded that comorbidity of diabetes and hypertension produce a pronounced cognitive decline, which emphasises the importance of prevention and treatment of those highly prevalent diseases in the old population.

TL;DR: Regression analyses indicated that social network quality, self-rated overall health, sense of being in control of one's life, and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with life satisfaction, and there was no gender difference in overall life satisfaction.

TL;DR: The notion that overweight in midlife increases later risk of dementia is given further support, and the risk is increased for both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, and follows the same pattern for men and women.

TL;DR: The longitudinal analyses showed that diabetes was a significant predictor of decline for many of the tests and points to the conclusion that type 2 diabetes is associated with accelerated cognitive decline in old age that may result in dementia.