Citation

Makkar, Steve R.; Lipnicki, Darren M.; Crawford, John D.; Kochan, Nicole A.; Castro-Costa, Erico; Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda; Diniz, Breno Satler; Brayne, Carol; Stephan, Blossom; & Matthews, Fiona, et al. (2020). APOE ε4 and the Influence of Sex, Age, Vascular Risk Factors, and Ethnicity on Cognitive Decline. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75(10), 1863-1873. PMCID: PMC7518559

Abstract

We aimed to examine the relationship between Apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE*4) carriage on cognitive decline, and whether these associations were moderated by sex, baseline age, ethnicity, and vascular risk factors. Participants were 19,225 individuals aged 54-103 years from 15 longitudinal cohort studies with a mean follow-up duration ranging between 1.2 and 10.7 years. Two-step individual participant data meta-analysis was used to pool results of study-wise analyses predicting memory and general cognitive decline from carriage of one or two APOE*4 alleles, and moderation of these associations by age, sex, vascular risk factors, and ethnicity. Separate pooled estimates were calculated in both men and women who were younger (ie, 62 years) and older (ie, 80 years) at baseline. Results showed that APOE*4 carriage was related to faster general cognitive decline in women, and faster memory decline in men. A stronger dose-dependent effect was observed in older men, with faster general cognitive and memory decline in those carrying two versus one APOE*4 allele. Vascular risk factors were related to an increased effect of APOE*4 on memory decline in younger women, but a weaker effect of APOE*4 on general cognitive decline in older men. The relationship between APOE*4 carriage and memory decline was larger in older-aged Asians than Whites. In sum, APOE*4 is related to cognitive decline in men and women, although these effects are enhanced by age and carriage of two APOE*4 alleles in men, a higher numbers of vascular risk factors during the early stages of late adulthood in women, and Asian ethnicity.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa116

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2020

Journal Title

Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Author(s)

Makkar, Steve R.
Lipnicki, Darren M.
Crawford, John D.
Kochan, Nicole A.
Castro-Costa, Erico
Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda
Diniz, Breno Satler
Brayne, Carol
Stephan, Blossom
Matthews, Fiona
Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J.
Llibre-Guerra, Jorge J.
Valhuerdi-Cepero, Adolfo J.
Lipton, Richard B.
Katz, Mindy J.
Wang, Cuiling
Ritchie, Karen
Carles, Sophie
Carriere, Isabelle
Scarmeas, Nikolaos
Yannakoulia, Mary
Kosmidis, Mary
Lam, Linda
Chan, Wai-Chi
Fung, Ada
Guaita, Antonio
Vaccaro, Roberta
Davin, Annalisa
Kim, Ki Woong
Han, Ji Won
Suh, Seung Wan
Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.
Roehr, Susanne
Pabst, Alexander
Ganguli, Mary
Hughes, Tiffany F.
Snitz, Beth
Anstey, Kaarin J.
Cherbuin, Nicolas
Easteal, Simon
Haan, Mary N.
Aiello, Allison E.
Dang, Kristina
Pin Ng, Tze
Gao, Qi
Zin Nyunt, Ma Shwe
Brodaty, Henry
Trollor, Julian N.
Leung, Yvonne
Lo, Jessica W.
Sachdev, Perminder

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC7518559

Data Set/Study

COSMIC
Bambui Cohort Study of Aging
Cognitive Function & Ageing Study
Cuban Health and Alzheimer Study
Einstein Aging Study
Etude Santé Psychologique et Traitement
Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet
Hong Kong Memory and Ageing Prospective Study
Invecchiamento Cerebrale in Abbiategrasso
Korean Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging and Dementia
Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILSA75+)
Monongahela Valley Independent Elders Survey
Personality and Total Health Through Life Project
Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging
Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies
Sydney Memory and Ageing Study

Continent/Country

Nonspecific

ORCiD

Aiello - 0000-0001-7029-2537