BACKGROUND: Contrary to early case-control studies that suggested smoking protects against Alzheimer disease (AD), recent prospective studies have shown that elderly who smoke may be at increased risk for dementia. OBJECTIVE: To examine prospectively the effect of smoking on cognition in nondemented elderly. METHOD: In a multicenter cohort, the European Community Concerted Action Epidemiology of Dementia (EURODEM), including the Odense, Personnes Agées Quid (Paquid), Rotterdam, and Medical Research Council: Ageing in Liverpool Project-Health Aspects (MRC ALPHA) Studies, 17,610 persons aged 65 and over were screened and examined for dementia. After an average 2.3 years of follow-up, 11,003 nondemented participants were retested. Excluding incident dementia cases and those without baseline information on smoking gave an analytical sample of 9,209 persons. Average yearly decline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score was compared among groups, adjusting for age, sex, baseline MMSE, education, type of residence, and history of myocardial infarction or stroke. RESULTS: MMSE score of persons who never smoked on average declined 0.03 point/year. The adjusted decline of former smokers was 0.03 point greater and of current smokers 0.13 point greater than never smokers (p < 0.001). Higher rates of decline by smoking were found in men and women, persons with and without family history of dementia, and in three of four participating studies. Higher cigarette pack-year exposure was correlated with a significantly higher rate of decline. CONCLUSION: Smoking may accelerate cognitive decline in nondemented elderly.
BACKGROUND: Contrary to early case-control studies that suggested smoking protects against Alzheimer disease (AD), recent prospective studies have shown that elderly who smoke may be at increased risk for dementia. OBJECTIVE: To examine prospectively the effect of smoking on cognition in nondemented elderly. METHOD: In a multicenter cohort, the European Community Concerted Action Epidemiology of Dementia (EURODEM), including the Odense, Personnes Agées Quid (Paquid), Rotterdam, and Medical Research Council: Ageing in Liverpool Project-Health Aspects (MRC ALPHA) Studies, 17,610 persons aged 65 and over were screened and examined for dementia. After an average 2.3 years of follow-up, 11,003 nondemented participants were retested. Excluding incident dementia cases and those without baseline information on smoking gave an analytical sample of 9,209 persons. Average yearly decline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score was compared among groups, adjusting for age, sex, baseline MMSE, education, type of residence, and history of myocardial infarction or stroke. RESULTS: MMSE score of persons who never smoked on average declined 0.03 point/year. The adjusted decline of former smokers was 0.03 point greater and of current smokers 0.13 point greater than never smokers (p < 0.001). Higher rates of decline by smoking were found in men and women, persons with and without family history of dementia, and in three of four participating studies. Higher cigarette pack-year exposure was correlated with a significantly higher rate of decline. CONCLUSION: Smoking may accelerate cognitive decline in nondemented elderly.
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