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Brain scans show that __________ older people experience less tissue
loss in the cerebral cortex.
Answer- physically fit
After cardiovascular disease and cancer, the most common cause of
death among the aged is __________.
Answer- respiratory diseases
More prevalent among women than men, __________ is the leading
cause of dementia.
Answer- Alzheimer's disease
__________ is associated with more rapid cognitive declines in older
people and an elevated risk of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease.
Answer- Diabetes
,From middle to late adulthood, the incidence of type 2 diabetes
__________.
Answer- nearly doubles
At age 65 and older, the death rate from unintentional injuries is
__________.
Answer- at an all-time high
The risk of __________ fracture increases fifteen fold from age 65 to 85.
Answer-- hip
About 20 percent of older hip fracture patients __________.
Answer- die within a year of the injury
A form of dementia that involves deterioration in subcortical brain
regions is __________.
Answer- Parkinson's disease
, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia are both types of
__________.
Answer- cortical dementia
Approximately 5.2 million Americans have __________.
Answer- Alzheimer's disease
The abnormal APOE 4 gene is the most widely known risk factor for
__________.
Answer- sporadic Alzheimer's disease
__________ is the disorder most often misdiagnosed as dementia.
Answer- Depression
__________ Americans are more likely to use nursing homes than
__________ Americans.
Answer- European; African