Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

• Chin-Chou Huang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Chin-Chou Huang, Chia-Min Chung

  Affiliations Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Chia-Min Chung ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Chin-Chou Huang, Chia-Min Chung

  Affiliations Environment-Omics-Disease Research Centre, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Hsin-Bang Leu,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Healthcare and Management Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Liang-Yu Lin,

  Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Chun-Chih Chiu,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Chien-Yi Hsu,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Chia-Hung Chiang,

  Affiliations Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Zhudong Veterans Hospital, HsinChu, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Po-Hsun Huang,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Tzeng-Ji Chen,

  Affiliations Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Shing-Jong Lin,

  Affiliations Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Jaw-Wen Chen ,

  * E-mail: DRWLChan2012@gmail.com (WLC); jwchen@vghtpe.gov.tw (JWC)

  ¶These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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• Wan-Leong Chan

  * E-mail: DRWLChan2012@gmail.com (WLC); jwchen@vghtpe.gov.tw (JWC)

  ¶These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Healthcare and Management Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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