Association Between Metformin Initiation and Incident Dementia Among African American and White Veterans Health Administration Patients

African American patients are more likely to experience cognitive decline after type 2 diabetes mellitus onset than white patients. Metformin use has been associated with a lower risk of dementia compared with sulfonylureas. Evidence for whether this association differs by race is sparse. Veterans H...

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Published in:Annals of family medicine 2019-07, Vol.17 (4), p.352-362
Main Authors: Scherrer, Jeffrey F., Morley, John E., Salas, Joanne, Floyd, James S., Farr, Susan A., Dublin, Sascha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Age Factors
Aged
Black or African American - statistics & numerical data
Comorbidity
Complications and side effects
Dementia
Dementia - ethnology
Dementia - etiology
Demographic aspects
diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology
Drug therapy
epidemiology
Family Medicine/General Medicine
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents - administration & dosage
Hypoglycemic Agents - adverse effects
Internal Medicine
Male
medical records
Metformin
Metformin - administration & dosage
Metformin - adverse effects
Middle Aged
Original Research
Patient outcomes
Prevention
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
Risk factors
Sulfonylurea Compounds - administration & dosage
Sulfonylurea Compounds - adverse effects
Type 2 diabetes
United States - epidemiology
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans - statistics & numerical data
White People - statistics & numerical data
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