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Associations/ risk factors

Age: Generally, 1% less than 65 years, 5% around 65 years and increases steadily to 40% by 80 years of age
Familial: 5% of all cases
Genes: ApoE4, Presenilin 1/ 2 (young onset dementia)
Head injury- People who have sustained head injury are at risk of dementia in general and Alzheimer’s in particular.
Females: 2 times more than males
Poor educational attainment
Sedentary lifestyle
Down’s syndrome, Learning disability
Depression
Medical illnesses like Diabetes, Hypertension, Stroke, Hyperlipidaemia, Obesity

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