Weight loss in Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study.
The weights of 21 patients with Alzheimer's Disease were studied longitudinally for 1.0-8.1 years. 71% lost weight. The rate of weight loss was significantly greater than in normal females aged 60-69 and 70 and over.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male