Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Diagnoses in American Indians.

Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Diagnoses in American Indians. Ethn Dis. 2020;30(4):671-680 Authors: Carty CL, Noonan C, Muller C, Saner D, Reiman EM, Buchwald D, Bell RA, Nelson LA Abstract The burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) has increased substantially in the United States, particularly in health disparity populations. Little is known about the epidemiology of ADRD in American Indian (AI) adults, although they have a high prevalence of ADRD risk factors including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and smoking. Using electronic health records from a large health care organization during 2016-18, we describe characteristics of AI patients aged ≥55 years with and without an ADRD diagnosis, assess ADRD risk factors and contrast findings with results from age- and sex-matched non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients. To identify factors associated with ADRD diagnoses, we estimated population-averaged prevalence rate ratios to approximate relative risk (RR) using generalized estimating equations models adjusted for age, sex, and marital and rural residency status. The age-adjusted prevalence of ADRD diagnosis was 6.6% of AI patients, compared with 4.4% in NHW patients. Patient age and diagnosis of hypertension, depression, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes were significantly associated with higher risk of ADRD diagnosis in AIs (RR range: 1.1-2.8) whereas female sex or being married/having a partner...
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ethn Dis Source Type: research