12個危險因子
A study published in The Lancet found that, among 12 risk factors, hearing loss is associated with the highest risk of dementia.
一項發表於國際醫學期刊《刺胳針》的研究發現，在12個導致失智症的危險因子當中，聽力喪失的風險最高。
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Other risk factors that can contribute to the disease are lower education level, hypertension, smoking, obesity, depression, physical inactivity, diabetes and low social contact, along with three newly added factors, which are excessive alcohol consumption, traumatic brain injury, and air pollution.
其他造成失智症的危險因子為：低教育程度、高血壓、抽菸、肥胖、憂鬱症、缺乏運動、糖尿病、社交疏離，當中也包含了三項新增因子，即過量攝取酒精、創傷性腦損傷以及空氣污染。
contribute to促成、造成excessive(adj.)過度的、過分的、過量的excessive workload工作量過多excessive intake of sodium過量攝取鈉traumatic(adj.)痛苦難忘的、造成精神創傷的trauma(n.)精神或心靈創傷
Together the 12 risk factors account for around 40 percent of worldwide dementia cases.
整體而言，全球約有四成的失智症案例為這12個危險因子所致。
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Evidence shows that up to 8 percent of the diagnoses are from hearing loss, which may result in cognitive decline and poor mental health.
證據顯示，高達8％的診斷病例成因為聽力喪失，其導致認知退化及心理健康欠佳。
diagnosis(n.)診斷result in造成、導致cognitive(adj.)認知的cognitive decline認知退化cognitive behavior認知行為cognitive psychology認知心理學cognitive function認知功能mental(adj.)心理的、精神的physical(adj.)生理的、身體的mental illness精神疾病mental health心理健康
The severity level of dementia in patients is assessed through the Clinical Dementia Rating, which assigns ratings on a 0-to-3-point scale based on six domains - memory, orientation, judgment and problem solving, community affairs, home and hobbies, and personal care.
藉由臨床失智評估量表（CDR）可評斷失智症患者病情的嚴重程度，針對六個面向（即記憶力、定向感、判斷與解決問題的能力、社區活動能力、家居嗜好與自我照料），依據0至3分的量表進行評分。
severity(n.)嚴重性severe(adj.)嚴重的assess(v.)評估
On the CDR scale, CDR-0 means there is no cognitive impairment, while CDR-3 represents a severe stage of cognitive decline.
在CDR量表上，CDR-0表示沒有出現認知障礙，而CDR-3則表示認知退化處於嚴重階段。
cognitive impairment認知障礙visual impairment視力受損mild(adj.)輕微的moderate(adj.)中度的