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Table 3 Association of polygenic risk scores with Alzheimer’s disease, all-cause dementia, and blood biomarkers stratified by APOE status

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

 

APOE4 + 

APOE4-

 

Total

n

Cases

n

OR (95% CI) p-value

Total

n

Cases

n

OR (95% CI) p-value

Interaction

p-value

Alzheimer’s disease

 Kunkle PRS

per SD increase

1375

76

1.45 (1.17–1.79) .0006

4046

76

0.72 (0.49–1.07) .12

.001

 Bellenguez PRS

per SD increase

1375

76

1.49 (1.16–1.92) .002

4046

76

0.94 (0.75–1.19) .62

 < .01

All-cause dementia 

 Kunkle PRS

per SD increase

1480

181

1.22 (1.06–1.42) .008

4250

280

0.84 (0.72–0.99) .04

 < .001

 Bellenguez PRS

per SD increase

1480

181

1.35 (1.14–1.61) .0007

4250

280

0.93 (0.82–1.06) .27

 < .001

P-tau181

  

beta (p-value)

  

beta (p-value)

 

 Kunkle PRS

per SD increase

224

 

-0.02 (.52)

486

 

-0.005 (.88)

.71

 Bellenguez PRS

per SD increase

224

 

0.004 (.91)

486

 

-0.01 (.60)

.40

NfL

 Kunkle PRS

per SD increase

224

 

-0.002 (.95)

483

 

-0.03 (.16)

.14

 Bellenguez PRS

per SD increase

224

 

0.01 (.65)

483

 

-0.02 (.28)

.08

GFAP

 Kunkle PRS

per SD increase

224

 

0.02 (.44)

483

 

0.02 (.57)

.42

 Bellenguez PRS

per SD increase

224

 

0.05 (.19)

483

 

0.03 (.13)

.12

  1. Note: Logistic and linear regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, and 10 principal components. The analyses with the blood biomarkers as outcomes additionally adjusted for the 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, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, SD standard deviation