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SUBMITTER: West RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4108577 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
West Rebecca K RK Ravona-Springer Ramit R Schmeidler James J Leroith Derek D Koifman Keren K Guerrero-Berroa Elizabeth E Preiss Rachel R Hoffman Hadas H Silverman Jeremy M JM Heymann Anthony A Schnaider-Beeri Michal M
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 20140123 10
<h4>Objectives</h4>It is unclear why duration of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with increased cognitive compromise. High hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has also been associated with dementia, and is the primary contributor to T2D complications. Here we investigated whether the association of duration of T2D with cognitive functioning is modulated by HbA1C levels.<h4>Methods</h4>This study examined nondemented community-dwelling T2D elderly (N = 897) participating in the Israel Diabetes and Cogniti ...[more]