Complex interactions underlie racial disparity in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We aim to determine racial disparities and their modifying factors in risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia among cognitively normal individuals 65 years or older.

Methods

Longitudinal data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set on 1229 African Americans (AAs) and 6679 whites were analyzed for the risk of AD using competing risk models with death as a competing event.

Results

Major AD risk factors modified racial differences which, when statistically significant, occurred only with older age among APOE ε4 negative individuals, but also with younger age among APOE ε4 positive individuals. The racial differences favored AAs among individuals with body mass index (BMI) < 30, but whites among individuals with a high BMI (≥ 30)

SUBMITTER: Xiong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7259475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature