Background
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationshipbetween metabolic syndrome and dementia has remained controversial. Using nationwide population cohort data, we investigated the associationbetween metabolic syndrome and dementia,according to the dementia type.
Methods
We analyzed data of 84,144 individuals,in the aged group of more than 60 years,between January 1, 2009,to December 31, 2009, at Gangwon province by using the information of the(Korean) National Health Insurance Service. After eight years of gap, in 2017, we investigated the relationship between metabolic syndrome and dementia. We classified Dementia either as dementia of the Alzheimer type (AD) or vascular dementia (VD). AD and VD were defined according to criteria in the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification codes.
Results
Metabolic syndrome was associated with AD, while it was not associated with VD. All five components of metabolic syndrome were associated with AD, independently. However, among components of metabolic syndrome, only the high glucose level was associated with VD. Body Mass Index (BMI), fasting glucose and smoking were also associated with AD. A history of the previous stroke was associated with both AD and VD.
Conclusions
Metabolic syndrome was associated with AD, while was not associated with VD. VD was associated only with several risk factors that could affect the vascular state rather than a metabolic syndrome. We suggested that the effect of metabolic syndrome on dementia would be different depending on the type of dementia.

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Background
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationshipbetween metabolic syndrome and dementia has remained controversial. Using nationwide population cohort data, we investigated the associationbetween metabolic syndrome and dementia,according to the dementia type.
Methods
We analyzed data of 84,144 individuals,in the aged group of more than 60 years,between January 1, 2009,to December 31, 2009, at Gangwon province by using the information of the(Korean) National Health Insurance Service. After eight years of gap, in 2017, we investigated the relationship between metabolic syndrome and dementia. We classified Dementia either as dementia of the Alzheimer type (AD) or vascular dementia (VD). AD and VD were defined according to criteria in the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification codes.
Results
Metabolic syndrome was associated with AD, while it was not associated with VD. All five components of metabolic syndrome were associated with AD, independently. However, among components of metabolic syndrome, only the high glucose level was associated with VD. Body Mass Index (BMI), fasting glucose and smoking were also associated with AD. A history of the previous stroke was associated with both AD and VD.
Conclusions
Metabolic syndrome was associated with AD, while was not associated with VD. VD was associated only with several risk factors that could affect the vascular state rather than a metabolic syndrome. We suggested that the effect of metabolic syndrome on dementia would be different depending on the type of dementia.

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