Sedentary behavior and incident dementia among older adults

JAMA

2023-09-12

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of prospectively collected data of 49,000 adults age 60 or older participating in the UK Biobank, more time spent in sedentary behaviors was significantly associated with higher incidence of all-cause dementia. Future research is needed to determine whether the association between sedentary behavior and risk of dementia is causal.

Authors: David A. Raichlen, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2023.15231)

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