Vitamin D is not associated with incident dementia or cognitive impairment: an 18-y follow-up study in community-living old men

Background: Vitamin D has been implicated as being important for maintaining cognitive function in old age. Results from longitudinal studies examining the association of vitamin D with incident dementia and cognitive impairment have been inconsistent. Objective: We investigated the relation between vitamin D, assessed in 3 different ways, and the risk of dementia. Design: We measured plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] with the use of...