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Overview of shared risk factors between dementia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, discussed in this review. LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The associations for some risk factors differ between Alzheimer’s disease and non-Alzheimer dementia, specifically, body mass index, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, NAFLD, the gut microbiome, smoking, and genetics (these are marked by *).
