A major study conducted in South Korea indicated that metabolic syndrome raises the risk of early dementia.
South Korea’s health insurance data analysis showed about two million people between the ages of 40 and 60 that about a quarter of these people suffer from metabolic syndrome. In an average period of 8 years, 0.54% of people were afflicted with dementia.
By analyzing the presence of metabolic syndrome, there were clear differences; Within 10 years, 0.5 of every 100 people were injured and did not suffer from early dementia metabolic syndrome, while 0.9 of every 100 people have metabolic syndrome.
After modifying the effects, including age, education and other factors, metabolic syndrome was associated with an increase in the risk of dementia by 24%. Women with metabolic syndrome have 34%of the dementia, more than two times compared to men, who have 15%.
In addition, people, between the ages of 40 and 50, were more vulnerable than people between 50 and 60 years old.
Each individual component of metabolic syndrome was associated with increased risk of dementia, and with the accumulation of risk, people with all five components had an increase in the risk of dementia.
Risk factors
Doctors talk about metabolic syndrome when there are at least 3 of the following risk factors:
- Increased abdominal circumference.
- High blood pressure.
- High blood sugar during fasting.
- Triple fat.
- HDL.