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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Vascular factors increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigated the associations between such factors, longitudinal AD cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, and cognition.Methods
433 cognitively normal participants were classified into four biomarker groups using their baseline amyloid (A+/-) and tau status (T+/-). 184 participants had undergone serial cerebrospinal fluid collection. Frequencies of risk factors and the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) were compared, and we tested the influence of risk factors on change in biomarker concentrations and cognition.Results
The absence of obesity, presence of hypertension, and a high FRS were associated with an increase in tau levels, particularly in A+T+ individuals. Risk factors were not associated with amyloid. Depression was associated with higher cognitive scores, whereas high FRS was associated with lower scores and a faster decline.Discussion
Our results demonstrate that vascular risk factors may enhance neurodegeneration but not amyloid accumulation in preclinical AD.
SUBMITTER: Bos I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756978 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bos Isabelle I Vos Stephanie J B SJB Schindler Suzanne E SE Hassenstab Jason J Xiong Chengjie C Grant Elizabeth E Verhey Frans F Morris John C JC Visser Pieter Jelle PJ Fagan Anne M AM
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 20190801 9
<h4>Introduction</h4>Vascular factors increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigated the associations between such factors, longitudinal AD cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, and cognition.<h4>Methods</h4>433 cognitively normal participants were classified into four biomarker groups using their baseline amyloid (A+/-) and tau status (T+/-). 184 participants had undergone serial cerebrospinal fluid collection. Frequencies of risk factors and the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) were compa ...[more]