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Table 2 Linear regression results: Association of APOE4, Kunkle PRS, and Bellenguez PRS with blood-based biomarkers, P-tau181, NfL, & GFAP

From: Alzheimer’s polygenic risk scores, APOE, Alzheimer’s disease risk, and dementia-related blood biomarker levels in a population-based cohort study followed over 17 years

Predictor

n

P-tau181

beta (p-value)

NfL

beta (p-value)

GFAP

beta (p-value)

n total

712

   

APOE4

486

Ref

Ref

Ref

APOE4 + 

224

0.06 (.11)

-0.04 (.15)

0.07 (.049)

Kunkle PRS

 Q1

156

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Q2

188

0.03 (.58)

-0.07 (.07)

0.03 (.58)

 Q3

167

-0.01 (.81)

-0.08 (.06)

0.009 (.87)

 Q4

201

-0.01 (.83)

-0.06 (.12)

0.08 (.11)

Bellenguez PRS

 Q1

148

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Q2

184

0.03 (.54)

-0.08 (.06)

0.04 (.42)

 Q3

187

-0.02 (.72)

-0.08 (.07)

0.05 (.35)

 Q4

193

-0.008 (.88)

-0.03 (.41)

0.12 (0.20)

Kunkle PRS

per SD increase

712

0.004 (.82)

0.01 (.43)

.05 (.008)

Bellenguez PRS

per SD increase

712

0.005 (.78)

-0.02 (.11)

0.03 (.07)

  1. Note: Linear regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, 10 principal components, and estimated glomerular filtration rate according to the 2021CKD-EPI creatinine-cystatin C equation (eGFRcr-cys). Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < .05 level
  2. Abbreviations: APOE4 + 1 or more e4 alleles, APOE4—no e4 alleles, Q quartile