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Abstract

Introduction: Clinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies often have mixed AD and Lewy pathology, making it difficult to delineate risk factors. Methods: Six risk factors for earlier dementia onset due to autopsy-confirmed AD (n = 647), mixed AD and Lewy body disease (AD + LBD; n = 221), and LBD (n = 63) were entered into multiple linear regressions using data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center. Results: In AD and AD + LBD, male sex and apolipoprotein E (APOE) ɛ4 alleles each predicted a 2- to 3-year-earlier onset and depression predicted a 3-year-earlier onset. In LBD, higher education predicted earlier onset and depression predicted a 5.5-year-earlier onset. Discussion: Male sex and APOE ɛ4 alleles increase risk for earlier dementia onset in AD but not LBD. Depression increases risk for earlier dementia onset in AD, LBD, and AD + LBD, but evaluating the course, treatment, and severity is needed in future studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)524-530
Number of pages7
JournalAlzheimer's and Dementia
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2020

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Lewy body disease
  • dementia
  • onset
  • risk factors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Health Policy
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Epidemiology

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