South Asian, Black and White ethnicity and the effect of potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia: A study in English electronic health records (IMAGE)

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South Asian, Black and White ethnicity and the effect of potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia: A study in English electronic health records

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Modifiable risk factors—including hypertension, obesity, diabetes, low HDL cholesterol and sleep disorders—confer a higher risk of dementia for people in some minority ethnic groups compared to White people, according to the new study.

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