Fasting glucose variability and risk of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: a 9-year longitudinal follow-up study of a nationwide cohort
Sung Hoon Kang,
Yunjin Choi,
Su Jin Chung
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundDiabetes is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD); however, it is unknown whether this association is dependent on continuous hyperglycemia, hypoglycemic events, or glycemic variability. We aimed to investigate the relationship between visit-to-visit fasting glucose variability and PDD development in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).MethodsUsing data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service, we examined 9,264 patients aged ≥40 years with de novo Parkin… Show more
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