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Physical fitness and dementia risk in the very old: a study of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921

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Published Online: 2018-09-04

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Sibbett, Ruth A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9796-8285
Russ, Tom C.

Allerhand, Mike

Deary, Ian J.

Starr, John M.
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (15/SAG09977, MR/K026992/1)

Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Executive Health Department (CZB/4/505, ETM/55, CZH/4/213, CZG/3/2/79)

Medical Research Council (MR/K026992/1, centenary award)

University of Edinburgh (MR/K026992/1)

the royal society (wolfson research merit award)
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Article History

Received: 10 May 2018

Accepted: 14 August 2018

First Online: 4 September 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The Lothian Research Ethics Committee (test waves 1–3) and the Scotland A Research Ethics Committee (test waves 4–5) provided ethical approval for the study. From wave 4, attending participants provided written consent for data linkage and access to health records.

: Not applicable.

: Dr. Sibbett is funded by Alzheimer Scotland (2013- present; salary). Professor Deary and Professor Starr are supported by the Medical Research Council (salary component of the Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology grant). Dr. Russ and Dr. Allerhand do not report any competing interest.

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