Association of low bone mineral density and dementia in older women: insights from the Longevity Improvement and Fair Evidence Study
These findings suggest that low BMD is associated with medium-term onset of dementia. Osteoporosis screenings could be useful not only for the secondary prevention of osteoporosis, but also for the primary prevention of dementia.
Authors
- Yasuharu Nakashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6692-982X)
- Kengo Kawaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9096-6957)
- Fumiko Murata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8751-3401)
- Haruhisa Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1120-1548)
- Megumi Maeda
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf058
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44