Having two or more chronic conditions (known as multimorbidity) in middle age is associated with an increased risk of dementia later in life, finds a large study of British adults, published by The BMJ today.
Common chronic conditions include high blood pressure, diabetes, coronary heart disease, depression, and chronic lung disease (COPD). The results show that the risk is greater when these sorts of conditions develop at a younger age (mid-50s) rather than later in life.
Evidence shows that multimorbidity is common, particularly at older ages and in people living with dementia. But studies examining whether multimorbidity at earlier…
