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Posted: 6:37 PM Jul 7, 2008
Health Matters: Dementia in Men. Vs. Women
A new study says the risk of dementia is different for men and women.
Reporter: Triston Sanders-Medical Anchor Email Address: triston.sanders@wctv.tv |
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7-2-2008
Previous research has shown the risk of dementia is similar in men and women between the ages of sixty-five and eighty-five.
But, according to a new University of California Irvine study, that changes when you turn ninety.
Researchers found women over ninety are twice as likely to develop dementia.... compared to men the same age.
And -- this same study also found after ninety, a woman's chances of getting dementia doubles every five years.
What's more... educated women might be at a reduced risk.
The study also found those with a higher education are about forty-five percent less likely to have dementia compared to less educated women.
The study is based on data from about nine-hundred people ninety and older...more than three-hundred-seventy of which had dementia.
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