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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Neurological Disease: Alzheimer's Disease and Park... > Age--A Major Risk Factor
The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is age. 1 in 10 people over 65, and nearly 1/2 of those over 85, have the disease.
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Alzheimer's Association. "Statistics about Alzheimer's Disease".  [ Permalink ]


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