Hemoglobin levels could indicate increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia

chance of developing dementia,” explained Trinh, who was not involved in the study.

“This study followed more than 316,000 adults in South Korea and found that people with the lowest hemoglobin levels had a 16% higher adjusted hazard of developing dementia compared with those in the reference group. While this increase is relatively modest for any one individual, it could have meaningful implications at the population level,” he added.

“What I find particularly interesting is that hemoglobin is something we routinely measure with a simple blood test. This gives us another potential piece of information about a patient’s overall health