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Dementia is a major public health challenge owing to its increasing prevalence and recognised impact on disability among older adults. Observational data indicate that weight loss is associated with increased dementia risk of 30%–40% and precedes a diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia by at least one decade. Although relatively little is known about the mechanisms of unintentional weight...
Objective
To investigate factors that together with hand or hip/knee osteoarthritis (OA) could contribute to functional decline over a year’s time in elderly individuals.
Methods
The data of 1,886 individuals between ages 65 and 85 years in a prospective, observational population‐based study with 12–18 months of follow‐up in the context of the European Project on Osteoarthritis were analyzed. The...