“This is great news since there’s a lot you can do to modify these factors, such as managing diabetes, addressing hearing loss, and getting the support you need to quit smoking.”
The researchers of the study, published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, made the discovery after analysing data from more than 22,117 people.
A series of memory and attention tests helped assess the performance of participants.
Researchers looked at how this was impacted by eight different risk factors for cognitive decline, including low education, hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, alcohol or substance abuse, hypertension, smoking, diabetes and depression.
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