A prospective study of knee pain, low back pain, and risk of dementia: the JAGES project

The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the associations of knee and low back pain with dementia development. Participants were 14,627 older people with no history of stroke, cancer, injuries, depression, Parkinson’s disease, or dementia who did not require support for daily living completed self-administered questionnaires with 3-years follow-up. A Cox regression model was used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence...