Diabetes onset before age 60 triples dementia risk, study shows
The risk of developing the neurodegenerative condition declines with increasing age of diabetes diagnosis, say researchers.
Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before they turn 60 are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than those without incident diabetes, shows a longitudinal community-based study.
US epidemiologists also reported that dementia risk declined as the age of diabetes onset increased, with a risk of 73% and 23% for those in the 60-69 and 70-79 age groups, respectively.
