New Delhi, November 27 (IANS). A research has revealed that due to type 2 diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and smoking, men can become victims of dementia 10 years earlier than women.
Long-term research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry has shown that cardiovascular disease such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and smoking can lead to the onset of dementia 10 years earlier in men than women. In men, this condition of dementia occurs between 50 to 70 years, while in women this problem is seen between 60 to 70 years.
Researchers at Britain’s Imperial College London found that the weakest parts of the brain are auditory information, visual perception, emotional processing and memory. The research found that the harmful effects were evident even in people who did not have the high-risk APOE4 gene.
The researchers said, “The harmful effect of cardiovascular risk was greater on cortical areas, which shows how cardiovascular risk affects the ability to think and understand.”
The study involved 34,425 participants from the UK Biobank, all of whom had both stomach and brain scans. Their average age was 63 years, but ranged from 45 to 82 years.
The results showed that both men and women with increased levels of abdominal fat and visceral adipose tissue had less gray matter volume in the brain.
The researchers said cardiovascular and obesity factors led to a gradual decline in brain volume over several decades.
Thus, the team focused on targeting modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, to treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
The research also emphasizes the importance of aggressively targeting cardiovascular risk factors before age 55 to prevent neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease. These may lead to other cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction. [दिल का दौरा] And can also prevent stroke.
However, this research is based on observation and no concrete conclusions can be drawn from it.
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