The study appeared in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle.
The experiment involved more than a thousand women who were about 75 years old. The scientists measured the grip strength of the participants. It also measured the time it took them to get up from a chair, walk three meters, turn around, and sit down again. This test is called the TUG test.
Over 15 years, it was found that almost 17% of women developed dementia. The women who scored the worst on physical tests were more than twice as likely to have dementia as the women with the best scores.
Women with low TUG scores were more than four times more likely to die from dementia.
Other factors that increased the risk of dementia included smoking, family history, lifestyle, alcohol use, and physical activity levels.
The authors of the study noted that if you stop the decline in rates, you can prevent dementia in old age.
2023-05-07 02:32:00
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