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Metabolic syndrome and dementia risk in a multiethnic elderly cohort

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Muller, Majon, Tang, Ming-Xin, Schupf, Nicole, Manly, Jennifer J., Mayeux, Richard, Luchsinger, José A.·2007·Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The metabolic syndrome (MeSy) may be related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our aims were to investigate the association of the MeSy with incident dementia in a multiethnic elderly cohort in the United States. METHODS: We conducted cross-sectional and prospective analyses in 2,476 men and women aged 65 years and older and with data available on the MeSy and dementia diagnosis in Northern New York City. MeSy was defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Program III and the European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance criteria. Dementia was diagnosed using standard criteria. RESULTS: No association was found between MeSy and prevalent dementia. After 4.4 years of follow-up, 236 individuals of the 1,833 without prevalent dementia developed dementia. MeSy was not associated with incident dementia. Of the components of the MeSy, diabetes and hyperinsulinemia were associated with an increased risk of incident AD [hazard ratio 1.4 (95% CI 1.0-2.1), and hazard ratio 1.4 (95% CI 0.9-2.7), respectively] and dementia associated with stroke [hazard ratio 1.9 (95% CI 1.1-3.1), and hazard ratio 2.3 (95% CI 1.1-4.7), respectively]. CONCLUSIONS: The MeSy was not associated with an increased dementia risk in a multiethnic elderly cohort, but diabetes and hyperinsulinemia were. In the elderly, examining diabetes and hyperinsulinemia separately may be preferable to using the MeSy as a risk factor.

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  • Two definitions of the metabolic syndrome, one including diabetes and one including hyperinsulinemia, are not related to Alzheimer's disease risk.

    “We found that two definitions of the metabolic syndrome, one that included diabetes and one that included hyperinsulinemia, were not related to Alzheimer’s disease risk (Muller et al., 2007).”

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  • The individual components of hyperinsulinemia and diabetes as defined within the metabolic syndrome definition are associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease.

    “However, the individual components of hyperinsulinemia and diabetes as defined within the metabolic syndrome definition were associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease.”

    From Adiposity, hyperinsulinemia, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease (2008) · cites this paper as Muller et al., 2007

  • Hyperinsulinemia was associated with an increased incident Alzheimer's disease (hazard ratio = 1.4; 95% CI: 0.9-2.7).

    “Of the components of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes and hyperinsulinemia were associated with an increased incident Alzheimer’s disease (hazard ratio; 95%CI respectively 1.4; 1.0–2.1 and 1.4; 0.9–2.7) and vascular dementia risk(hazard ratio; 95%CI respectively 1.9; 1.1–3.1 and 2.3; 1.1–4.7).”

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  • Hyperinsulinemia was associated with an increased incident vascular dementia risk (hazard ratio = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.1-4.7).

    “Of the components of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes and hyperinsulinemia were associated with an increased incident Alzheimer’s disease (hazard ratio; 95%CI respectively 1.4; 1.0–2.1 and 1.4; 0.9–2.7) and vascular dementia risk(hazard ratio; 95%CI respectively 1.9; 1.1–3.1 and 2.3; 1.1–4.7).”

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  • Diabetes was associated with an increased incident vascular dementia risk (hazard ratio = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1-3.1).

    “Of the components of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes and hyperinsulinemia were associated with an increased incident Alzheimer’s disease (hazard ratio; 95%CI respectively 1.4; 1.0–2.1 and 1.4; 0.9–2.7) and vascular dementia risk(hazard ratio; 95%CI respectively 1.9; 1.1–3.1 and 2.3; 1.1–4.7).”

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Authors
Muller, M., Tang, M.-X., Schupf, N., Manly, J. J., Mayeux, R., & Luchsinger, J. A.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
  • Columbia University (US)
Venue
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2007
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
185-192
ISSN
  • 1420-8008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1421-9824
OpenAlex
W2134834226
Cited by
175
References
43
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FWCI
6.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
  • Internationale Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek
  • National Institute on Aging (P01AG007232, K08AG20856-01, K08AG020856, AG 07702, AG 07232, P0L-AG07232)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR006451)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Keywords
metabolic syndrome, dementia risk, Alzheimer's disease, incident dementia, diabetes mellitus, hyperinsulinemia, stroke, older adults, multi-ethnic cohort, insulin resistance
MeSH terms
Aged, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Dementia, Diabetes Mellitus, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Insulin, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, New York City, Risk, Triglycerides, Cohort Studies, Metabolic Syndrome, Waist-Hip Ratio

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