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- Valletta, Martina, et al.
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Association of mild and complex multimorbidity with structural brain changes in older adults : A population-based study
- 2024
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Ingår i: Alzheimer's & Dementia. - 1552-5260 .- 1552-5279. ; 20:3, s. 1958-1965
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- INTRODUCTION: We quantified the association of mild (ie, involving one or two body systems) and complex (ie, involving ≥3 systems) multimorbidity with structural brain changes in older adults.METHODS: We included 390 dementia-free participants aged 60+ from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen who underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging at baseline and after 3 and/or 6 years. Using linear mixed models, we estimated the association between multimorbidity and changes in total brain tissue, ventricular, hippocampal, and white matter hyperintensities volumes.RESULTS: Compared to non-multimorbid participants, those with complex multimorbidity showed the steepest reduction in total brain (β*time −0.03, 95% CI −0.05, −0.01) and hippocampal (β*time −0.05, 95% CI −0.08, −0.03) volumes, the greatest ventricular enlargement (β*time 0.03, 95% CI 0.01, 0.05), and the fastest white matter hyperintensities accumulation (β*time 0.04, 95% CI 0.01, 0.07).DISCUSSION: Multimorbidity, particularly when involving multiple body systems, is associated with accelerated structural brain changes, involving both neurodegeneration and vascular pathology.
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