Anemia and risk of dementia in older adults: Findings from the Health ABC study

Objective:

To determine whether anemia is associated with incident dementia in older adults.

Methods:

We studied 2,552 older adults (mean age 76.1 years; 38.9% black; 51.8% female) participating in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study and free of dementia at baseline. We defined anemia using WHO criteria (hemoglobin concentration <13 g/dL for men and <12 g/dL for women). Dementia diagnosis was determined by...