The cognitive impairment and risk factors of the older people living in high fluorosis areas: DKK1 need attention

• Main Authors: Chao Ren (Author), Peng Zhang (Author), Xiao-Yan Yao (Author), Hui-Hua Li (Author), Rui Chen (Author), Cai-Yi Zhang (Author), De-Qin Geng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective To evaluate cognitive impairment and risk factors of elders in high fluoride drinking water areas and investigate whether DKK1 is involved in this disorder. Methods MoCA-B and AD-8 were used to measure the cognitive functions of 272 and 172 subjects over the age of 60 came from th...