Ageing research reviews
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Ageing research reviews · Sep 2020
Meta AnalysisLiving alone and risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To systematically review longitudinal studies on living alone and incident dementia, to pool the results in a meta-analysis and calculate the population risk. ⋯ Social isolation is a more important risk factor for dementia than previously identified, with living alone associated with greater population risk than physical inactivity, hypertension, diabetes and obesity.