Study: Trans People More Likely to Develop Alzheimer's Symptoms

[Carolyn Marie]

https://www.beingpatient.com/transgender-dementia-nonbinary/

 

Sounds like the report contains some speculation, particularly about causation. and the article doesn't mention the study's sample size.  But it gives one pause, just the same.

 

Carolyn Marie

[tracy_j]

With some of the reports coming out these days they almost seem to be linking anything to anything. I do wonder about the sample size though as I wouldn't imagine it could be too large as open trans issues and particularly non-binary adults (as they are somewhat indeterminate / quantifiable as so varied) can be difficult to pin down.

 

Tracy

[VickySGV]

The few details it actually gave make me want to say "so what" to it.  There are so many possible factors toward even the appearance of validity to this that it reduces it to speculation of even its relevance.  "Two years???"  may be significant to me in another 10.  Oh well. 

[Charlize]

If , as the article speculates, the risk factors of alcoholism, depression, obesity and heart disease increase the risk of Alzheimers that isn't because people are trans but instead of how society treats gender issues.  

I guess as an alcoholic, trans person with heart disease i might qualify.  

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

 

 

[MelanieTamara]

I personally think that entire article is B.S.

 

"transgender adults experience a greater number of health disparities considered risk factors for dementia — including higher cardiovascular disease, depression, diabetes, tobacco/alcohol use and obesity — and the social inequities experienced by transgender adults are also linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairment"

 

Cardiovascular disease, depression, deabetes, tobacco/alcohol and obesity? Thats the american culture.

 

How do "social inequities" contribute to brain function? Is it because I tell the bill collector that I "forgot" to pay my credit card bill last month?

 

And of course they had to go to the pronoun issue...

 

One example of the discrimination faced by transgender individuals in the healthcare system is staff failing to use their preferred pronouns or names.

 

What that has to do with Alzheimers, I don't know.

 

I just hope we as a whole don't codify the supposition that being transgendered means losing your mind.

 

 

[Davie]

@MelanieTamara

I have to agree that this "study" is BS. It's sophisticated click-bait.

It's both bad science and bad reporting. I used to edit well-known medical journals and if this document arrived at our office, it would be passed around and laughed at (or ignored altogether). They've taken a few headline terms (Trans is trending these days) and made such broad generalizations that any real science involved has to blush. And personally it feels offensive to be grouped like this—trans people are much more diverse than fake science web sites are. There is a lot a bad medical science on the web these days. Beware of most of it.

Sheesh,

Davie

[MiraM]

23 hours ago, Charlize said:

If , as the article speculates, the risk factors of alcoholism, depression, obesity and heart disease increase the risk of Alzheimers that isn't because people are trans but instead of how society treats gender issues.  

I guess as an alcoholic, trans person with heart disease i might qualify.  

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

 

 

Same here.  And add the fact that my father had dementia and my mother had Alzheimer's, I think I qualify as well.

[Kris-Boston]

I approve of more studies and treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's. But I have known it runs in the genes and one may have more factors than others .  Known people who never drank getting it .   I think stress is a big factor  which could be a reason why  more a risk , being part of a group that has been that has less acceptance in society could be a reason for some slight risk computation .  But more study and think having  more exposure to brain injury from war , accidents and sports is likely a much bigger risk factor and being part of the LBGT umbrella .