老年认知功能障碍可控危险因素的研究进展

随着全球人口老龄化的日趋严重，老年认知功能障碍患者人数也在迅速增长。认知功能障碍相关疾病成为继肿瘤、心脑血管病及糖尿病之后，严重影响老年人生活质量，给家庭和社会带来沉重负担的一组重要疾病。强有力的证据支持改变潜在危险因素对老年认知功能障碍的益处，教育、营养、保健和生活方式的改变，各种可控危险因素的控制将成为减轻全球老年认知障碍负担的强大策略。本文对老年认知功能障碍可控危险因素展开综述，旨在为更好地预防其发病和进展提供一定帮助。

Research progress on controllable risk factors of cognitive dysfunction in the elderly

With the aging of the global population, the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction is projected to increase rapidly in the elderly. Following tumors, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus, cognitive dysfunction related diseases have become a group of important diseases that seriously affect the quality of life of the elderly and bring a heavy burden to the family and society. Strong evidence supports the benefits of changing potential risk factors for cognitive impairment in the elderly. Changes in education, nutrition, health care and lifestyle and control of various controllable risk factors will be powerful strategies to reduce the global burden. In this article, we review the controllable risk factors of cognitive impairment in the elderly in order to provide some help for better prevention of its occurrence and progress.