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August 1, 2025Alzheimer s & DementiaOpen Access

Dementia risk reduction in China: Country‐specific estimates of modifiable risk factors and population attributable fractions (PAFs)

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YZYujing ZhouJLJing LiaoYWYu‐Tzu Wu

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Analysis estimates 60.3% of dementia cases in China linked to modifiable risk factors, suggesting prevention strategies.

Key Points

  • About 60.3% of dementia cases in China are associated with 12 modifiable risk factors, including education and obesity.
  • Key contributors identified include 14% from educational factors and 37.5% from lifestyle changes in later life.
  • Assessment utilized data from the Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study to calculate population attributable fractions.
  • Further research needed to refine factors influencing dementia risk estimation in China, particularly midlife factors.

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Zhou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2d76cf1dd9ea359e54dbhttps://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70542
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