The impact of diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on mortality among people with dementia: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Dementia, DM, and COPD were independently, and in combination, associated with increased mortality. Contrastingly, coexistence seemed less deadly than the diseases on their own, possibly because they being discovered at an earlier stage, still, emphasizing the importance of focusing on shared health factors when treating patients with dementia.
Authors
- Tora Grauers Willadsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-1944)
- Anna Bebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-977X)
- Pernille Hølmkjær (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1191-1032)
- Anne Møller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-8252)
- Frans Boch Waldorff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7859-633X)
- Volkert Siersma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1941-2681)
- Jens Søndergaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1629-1864)
- Jakob Kragstrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0197-454X)
- Anni Brit Sternhagen Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1260-2933)
- Dagný Rós Nicolaisdóttir
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Slagelse Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06319-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Københavns Universitet
- Region Hovedstaden