Study suggests nearly half NZ dementia cases potentially preventable

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Reducing obesity could be one of the best ways to slow the increase in the number of New Zealanders with dementia
For European New Zealanders the PAF was 47.6 per cent, for Māori 51.4 per cent, for Pacific people 50.8 per cent, and for Asians 40.8 per cent.
Researchers involved in the study came from Waikato, Counties Manukau and Auckland district health boards, the University of Auckland, and University College London. The study has been published in
Risk factors with the highest adjusted PAF for the overall New Zealand population were hearing loss (7.8 per cent), obesity (5.5 per cent) and social isolation (5.4 per cent).

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