increased heart rate and increased dementia risk??
A recent long-term Swedish study found that increased resting heart rate was associated with cognitive decline and dementia in older adults (see dementia inc heart rate AlzDem2021 in dropbox, or DOI: 10.1002/alz.12495) Details: -- 2147 people at least 60yo in the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K) who were initially free from dementia and regularly followed from baseline at 2001-4 until 2013-16, with follow-up exams conducted every 6 years for the younger cohort (age 60, 66, and 72) and every three years for the older cohort (age 78, 81, 84, 87, 90, 93, 96, and 99 years) -- mean age 71, 62% female, 12% elementary school education/48% high school/80% university -- 44% never smoker/40% former smoker/16% current smoker; light physical activity (walking, biking, light aerobics) every day 38%, several times per week 40%, a few times per month 12%, less frequent 6%, none 5%) ...