Abstract
AimsTo explore whether type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a risk factor for dementia conversion in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MethodsA longitudinal nested case–control study in which 101 T2D patients and 101 non-diabetic patients with MCI matched by age and gender were included. ResultsThe dementia conversion rate was 57.4% in T2D patients vs. 42.6% in non-diabetic subjects (p=0.02). T2D and APOE ε4 allele were independent risk factors for developing dementia. ConclusionT2D is an independent risk factor for dementia conversion in MCI patients. This finding has significant clinical implications.
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