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Do men or women have a higher risk of developing Alzheimers disease?

April 26, 2017Alzheimer's disease developing men risk women

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Do men or women have a higher risk of developing Alzheimers disease?

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Age is the most important known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. This means the longer people live, the more likely they are to develop the disease. Since women have longer life spans than men, they have a higher lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s.