title: Age and apoE associations with complex pathologic features in Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: The risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is influenced by both age and ApoE status. The present study addresses the associations of age and ApoE status on complex pathologic features in AD (n=81) including coexistent cerebrovascular disease (CVD), argyrophilic grain disease (AGD), and Lewy body disease (LBD). The frequency of coexistent cerebrovascular disease increased with increasing age. Age and ApoE status were differentially associated with atherosclerosis, lacunar infarctions, and microvascular pathology. Coexistent Lewy body pathology was negatively associated with age, dropping off abruptly after age 90. The presence of an ApoE epsilon4 allele was associated with an increased frequency of coexistent LBD. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated both dependent and independent effects of age and ApoE status on the presence of coexistent Lewy body pathology in AD. While the decreasing frequency of LBD in AD after age 90 could be partly accounted for by a lower probability of an ApoE epsilon4 allele, the independent association with age suggests either 1) a survival effect, 2) decreased incidence with advancing age, or 3) both.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Jicha
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: Dennis W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Dickson
authors.forename: Ruth H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Kris A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Glenn E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Bradley F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Boeve
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Knopman
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D053327:Apolipoprotein E4 / Q000235:genetics*; D016657:Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D053327:Apolipoprotein E4