Cognitive Performance and Incident Alzheimer's Dementia in Men Versus Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The utility of neuropsychological measurements as forerunners of Alzheimer's Disease Dementia (AD) in individuals with normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is undeniable.

Objectives

To assess the differential prognostic value of cognitive performance in older men versus women.

Design

Longitudinal analysis of data acquired from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set.

Settings

Data on older adults (≥60 years) were derived from 43 National Institute on Aging - funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.

Participants

10,073 cognitively unimpaired (CU) older adults followed for 5.5±3.8 years and 3,925 participants with amnestic MCI monitored for 3.5±2.8 years.

Measurements

The domains of episodic memory

SUBMITTER: Liampas I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10794850 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature