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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Jessica Knibbs

Underactive thyroid can increase dementia risk by 80% in older patients, warns study

The biggest risk factor for dementia is ageing.

This means as a person gets older, their risk of developing dementia increases a lot.

For people aged between 65 and 69, around two in every 100 people have dementia.

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