Associations between blood sex hormones, cognitive decline and incident dementia in community-dwelling older Australian women: a prospective cohort study
The finding of a greater likelihood of a decline in executive function and verbal fluency in community-dwelling older women with the highest blood concentrations of DHEA and its metabolite estrone need reaffirmation and their clinical significance should be further investigated. These findings do not support use of estrogen or DHEA therapy to prevent cognitive decline in older women.
Authors
- Farhana Sultana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0714-7262)
- John J. McNeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-5129)
- Rory Wolfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2126-1045)
- Susan R. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2955-0415)
- Rakibul M. Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0889-8658)
Institutions
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Climacteric
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2025.2470458
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29
Funders
- Victorian Cancer Agency
- Monash University
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National Institute on Aging
- National Cancer Institute