TY - JOUR
T1 - Weighting and standardization of frequencies to determine prevalence of AD imaging biomarkers
AU - Roberts, Rosebud O.
AU - Knopman, David S.
AU - Syrjanen, Jeremy A.
AU - Aakre, Jeremiah A.
AU - Vassilaki, Maria
AU - Kremers, Walter K.
AU - Mielke, Michelle M.
AU - Machulda, Mary M.
AU - Graff-Radford, Jonathan
AU - Geda, Yonas E.
AU - Vemuri, Prashanthi
AU - Lowe, Val
AU - Jack, Clifford R.
AU - Petersen, Ronald C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Academy of Neurology.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Objective: To estimate the prevalence of elevated brain amyloid and reduced cortical thickness (as a marker for neurodegeneration) in a defined population. Methods: Mayo Clinic Study of Aging participants underwent MRI to assess a composite Alzheimer disease (AD) signature cortical thickness measure and PET to assess brain amyloid accumulation. Participants were characterized as having elevated amyloid (A+/A-), reduced cortical thickness (N+/N-), and A+N+, A+N-, A-N+, or A-N-. The prevalence of AD biomarkers was derived by adjusting for nonparticipation and standardizing to the Olmsted County, Minnesota, population. Results: Among 1,646 participants without dementia (mean age 70.8 years; 53.2% men), the prevalence (95% confidence interval) of amyloidosis was 21.1% (19.1%-23.2%): women, 24.3%; men, 17.5%. The prevalence of reduced cortical thickness was 28.9% (26.4%-31.5%): women, 27.9%; men, 30.2%. The prevalence estimates of biomarker categories were as follows: A-N-: 61.4%; A+N-: 9.7%; A-N+: 17.4%; and A+N+: 11.5%, and varied by sex and by APOE ϵ4 carrier status. In men, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 62.6%; A+N-: 7.3%; A-N+: 19.9%; and A+N+: 10.2%. In women, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 60.4%; A+N-: 11.7%; A-N+: 15.3%; and A+N+: 12.6%. In ϵ4 carriers, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 54.6%; A+N-: 16.6%; A-N+: 12.4%; and A+N+: 16.4%. In non-ϵ4 carriers, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 63.3%; A+N-: 6.9%; A-N+: 19.9%; and A+N+: 10.0%. Conclusions: These prevalence estimates are important for understanding age-related trends in amyloid positivity and AD signature cortical thickness in the population, and for potentially projecting the future burden of biomarkers in elderly persons.
AB - Objective: To estimate the prevalence of elevated brain amyloid and reduced cortical thickness (as a marker for neurodegeneration) in a defined population. Methods: Mayo Clinic Study of Aging participants underwent MRI to assess a composite Alzheimer disease (AD) signature cortical thickness measure and PET to assess brain amyloid accumulation. Participants were characterized as having elevated amyloid (A+/A-), reduced cortical thickness (N+/N-), and A+N+, A+N-, A-N+, or A-N-. The prevalence of AD biomarkers was derived by adjusting for nonparticipation and standardizing to the Olmsted County, Minnesota, population. Results: Among 1,646 participants without dementia (mean age 70.8 years; 53.2% men), the prevalence (95% confidence interval) of amyloidosis was 21.1% (19.1%-23.2%): women, 24.3%; men, 17.5%. The prevalence of reduced cortical thickness was 28.9% (26.4%-31.5%): women, 27.9%; men, 30.2%. The prevalence estimates of biomarker categories were as follows: A-N-: 61.4%; A+N-: 9.7%; A-N+: 17.4%; and A+N+: 11.5%, and varied by sex and by APOE ϵ4 carrier status. In men, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 62.6%; A+N-: 7.3%; A-N+: 19.9%; and A+N+: 10.2%. In women, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 60.4%; A+N-: 11.7%; A-N+: 15.3%; and A+N+: 12.6%. In ϵ4 carriers, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 54.6%; A+N-: 16.6%; A-N+: 12.4%; and A+N+: 16.4%. In non-ϵ4 carriers, prevalence estimates were as follows: A-N-: 63.3%; A+N-: 6.9%; A-N+: 19.9%; and A+N+: 10.0%. Conclusions: These prevalence estimates are important for understanding age-related trends in amyloid positivity and AD signature cortical thickness in the population, and for potentially projecting the future burden of biomarkers in elderly persons.
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U2 - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004652
DO - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004652
M3 - Article
C2 - 29030451
AN - SCOPUS:85037714814
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 89
SP - 2039
EP - 2048
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 20
ER -