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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 12, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm12216855
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Alzheimer's disease; diet; markers; ROC curve
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in older people, and it poses a serious challenge to the healthcare system. This study found significant differences in concentrations of leptin, cystatin C, neuropilin-1, and tau protein between AD patients and healthy individuals, and dietary habits were shown to have an influence on these parameters. Modifying eating habits may contribute to improving the values of these parameters for AD patients.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in older people. Its prevalence is expected to increase, and therefore it poses a serious challenge to the healthcare system. The aim of the study was to assess the concentration of leptin, cystatin C, neuropilin-1 and tau protein, as well as the influence of dietary habits on these parameters, in a group of AD patients (n = 110) compared to 60 healthy people (n = 60). It has been shown that AD patients, compared to healthy people, are characterized by significantly higher median concentrations of leptin (9.97 vs. 3.08), cystatin c (1.53 vs. 0.56) and tau protein (8.46 vs. 4.19), but significantly lower median neuropilin-1 (69.94 vs. 167.28). Multiple regression analyses showed that leptin levels could be explained by dietary habits in 27%, cystatin C in 51%, neuropilin-1 in 41% and tau protein in 25% of cases. Modification of eating habits may contribute to improving the values of the discussed parameters.
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