reviewThe British Journal of PsychiatryMay 1, 2013BRONZE OA

Late-life depression and risk of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based cohort studies

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

Background

Late-life depression may increase the risk of incident dementia, in particular of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.

Aims

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the risk of incident all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in individuals with late-life depression in population-based prospective studies. METHOD: A total of 23 studies were included in the meta-analysis. We used the generic inverse variance method with a random-effects model to calculate the pooled risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in older adults with late-life depression.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Dementia
  • Vascular dementia
  • Late life depression
  • Depression (economics)
  • Medicine
  • Meta-analysis
  • Cohort study
  • Disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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