Trajectory of Cardiometabolic Disease–Related Hospitalizations Before and After Dementia Diagnosis: A Matched Cohort Study

Dementia is associated with increased health care use; however, the timing of hospitalizations in relation to the development of dementia remains unclear. Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke often co-occur with dementia, but the impact of dementia on hospitalizations related to CMDs remains unknown. We aimed to map the trajectory of CMD-related hospitalization before and after dementia diagnosis and to further identify factors of CMD-related hospitalization.