what are the risk factors for vascular dementia?
['Increasing age. Your risk of vascular dementia rises as you grow older. ... ', 'History of heart attack, strokes or ministrokes. ... ', 'Abnormal aging of blood vessels (atherosclerosis). ... ', 'High cholesterol. ... ', 'High blood pressure. ... ', 'Diabetes. ... ', 'Smoking. ... ', 'Obesity.']