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Apolipoprotein E ?4 allele effects on longitudinal cognitive trajectories are sex and age dependent.


ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Questions remain about whether apolipoprotein E (APOE)-?4 effects on cognitive decline are similar in men and women and how APOE-?4 and age interact to influence decline in different cognitive domains. METHODS:In sex-stratified analyses, baseline age-dependent associations between APOE-?4 status and longitudinal cognitive trajectories were examined in cognitively normal Caucasian older adults (631 men, 561 women, baseline age range: 50-93, 6733 assessments). RESULTS:In men, older baseline age was associated with greater effects of APOE-?4 on longitudinal decline in memory and executive function, detectible from baseline age of 64 and 68, respectively. In women, older baseline age was associated with greater APOE-?4 effects on longitudinal decline in attention, detectible at baseline age of 66. No significant APOE-?4 effects were found for language, visual-spatial ability, or processing speed. DISCUSSION:Results highlight the importance of considering sex and age when assessing APOE-?4-associated vulnerability to cognitive decline.

SUBMITTER: Williams OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7561018 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele effects on longitudinal cognitive trajectories are sex and age dependent.

Williams Owen A OA   An Yang Y   Armstrong Nicole M NM   Shafer Andrea T AT   Helphrey Jessica J   Kitner-Triolo Melissa M   Ferrucci Luigi L   Resnick Susan M SM  

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 20190924 12


<h4>Introduction</h4>Questions remain about whether apolipoprotein E (APOE)-ε4 effects on cognitive decline are similar in men and women and how APOE-ε4 and age interact to influence decline in different cognitive domains.<h4>Methods</h4>In sex-stratified analyses, baseline age-dependent associations between APOE-ε4 status and longitudinal cognitive trajectories were examined in cognitively normal Caucasian older adults (631 men, 561 women, baseline age range: 50-93, 6733 assessments).<h4>Result  ...[more]

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