Military Risk Factors | Kristine Yaffe Group

Military Risk Factors

Our group is committed to the intersection of military risk factors for dementia in the veteran population. We are especially interested in exploring how factors like TBI and PTSD affect the cognitive health of Veteran and civilian populations, in addition to examining the interaction between military risk factors, comorbidities, and cognitive outcomes.

Selected Publications

Barnes DE, Li Y, Boscardin WJ, Bahorik AL, Peltz C, Yaffe K. A Multivariable Model to Predict Risk of Dementia or Death in Older Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury.external site (opens in a new window) Neurology. 2025 Sep 9;105(5):e213983. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213983. Epub 2025 Aug 11. PMID: 40789104.
Schneider ALC, Peltz CB, Li Y, Bahorik A, Gardner RC, Yaffe K. Traumatic Brain Injury and Long-Term Risk of Stroke Among US Military Veteransexternal site (opens in a new window). Stroke. 2023 Jun 19. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.042360.
Gardner RC, Bahorik A, Kornblith ES, Allen IE, Plassman BL, Yaffe K. Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Population Attributable Risk of Dementia Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury in Civilians and Veteransexternal site (opens in a new window). J Neurotrauma. 2023 Apr;40(7-8):620-634.
Martinez S, Yaffe K, Li Y, Byers AL, Peltz CB, Barnes DE. Agent Orange Exposure and Dementia Diagnosis in US Veterans of the Vietnam Era.external site (opens in a new window) JAMA Neurol. 2021 Apr 1;78(4):473-477.
Bahorik A, Bobrow K, Hoang T, Yaffe K. Increased risk of dementia in older female US veterans with alcohol use disorder.external site (opens in a new window) Addiction. 2021 Jan 15.
Kornblith E, Peltz CB, Xia F, Plassman B, Novakovic-Apopain T, Yaffe K. Sex, race, and risk of dementia diagnosis after traumatic brain injury among older veterans.external site (opens in a new window) Neurology. 2020 Sep 29;95(13):e1768-e1775.
Yaffe K, Lwi SJ, Hoang TD, Xia F, Barnes DE, Maguen S, Peltz CB. Military-related risk factors in female veterans and risk of dementia.external site (opens in a new window) Neurology. 2019 Jan 15;92(3):e205-e211.
Barnes DE, Byers AL, Gardner RC, Seal KH, Boscardin WJ, Yaffe K. Association of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury With and Without Loss of Consciousness With Dementia in US Military Veterans.external site (opens in a new window) JAMA Neurol. 2018 Sep 1;75(9):1055-1061.