LGBTQ+ people are more likely to develop dementia, study finds

LGBTQ+ people are also at higher risk of late-life depression (Image: Photopea)

LGBTQ+ people are more likely to develop neurological conditions such as dementia and depression in later life than cisgender and heterosexual people, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

The study involved analysing data from over 393,000 people aged over 51 in the United States, of which nearly 40,000 were LGBTQ+. Researchers found that just over 21,000 people studied had a neurological disease, including late-life depression, dementia and strokes.

Taking into consideration factors like smoking, age and high blood pressure, which can affect the risk of these neurological conditions, researchers discovered that LGBTQ+ people were 15% more likely to experience “adverse brain health outcomes”.

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