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NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
Volume 38, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103393
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Alzheimer's disease; Neuroimaging; Brain MRI; Functional decline; Activities of daily living; White matter hyperintensities
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Functional independence is an important predictor of quality of life in aging. This study found that smaller baseline grey matter volumes, particularly in regions commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease, and greater baseline white matter hyperintensities were associated with faster functional decline over a mean 5-year follow-up. These effects were stronger in participants at increased risk of AD, particularly those who carried the APOE ε4 allele.
Introduction: Functional independence is an essential predictor of quality of life in aging, yet few accessible predictors of functional decline have been identified. This study examined associations between baseline structural neuroimaging markers and longitudinal functional status.Methods: Linear mixed effects models with follow-up time interaction terms related baseline grey matter volume and white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) to functional trajectory, adjusting for demographic and medical covariates. Subsequent models assessed interactions with cognitive status and apolipoprotein E (APOE) & epsilon;4 status.Results: Smaller baseline grey matter volumes, particularly in regions commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD), and greater baseline WMHs were associated with faster functional decline over a mean 5-year follow-up. Effects were stronger in APOE-& epsilon;4 carriers on grey matter variables. Cognitive status interacted with most MRI variables.Discussion: Greater atrophy in AD-related regions and higher WMH burden at study entry were associated with faster functional decline, particularly among participants at increased risk of AD.
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