2019
Association of metformin, sulfonylurea and insulin use with brain structure and function and risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: Pooled analysis from 5 cohorts
Weinstein G, Davis-Plourde KL, Conner S, Himali JJ, Beiser AS, Lee A, Rawlings AM, Sedaghat S, Ding J, Moshier E, van Duijn CM, Beeri MS, Selvin E, Ikram MA, Launer LJ, Haan MN, Seshadri S. Association of metformin, sulfonylurea and insulin use with brain structure and function and risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: Pooled analysis from 5 cohorts. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0212293. PMID: 30768625, PMCID: PMC6377188, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin useMRI measuresDementia/AD riskCognitive functionAssociation of metforminGlycemic control propertiesNew-onset dementiaSacramento Area Latino StudyCox regression analysisBrain MRI measuresPopulation-based cohortRisk of dementiaAdverse cognitive outcomesLife style changesGlobal cognitive functionFramingham Heart StudySulfonylurea useDiabetes medicationsReykjavik StudyGlycemic dysregulationRenal functionGlycemic controlRotterdam StudyDementia riskIncident dementia
2017
Trends in the incidence of dementia: design and methods in the Alzheimer Cohorts Consortium
Chibnik LB, Wolters FJ, Bäckman K, Beiser A, Berr C, Bis JC, Boerwinkle E, Bos D, Brayne C, Dartigues JF, Darweesh SKL, Debette S, Davis-Plourde KL, Dufouil C, Fornage M, Grasset L, Gudnason V, Hadjichrysanthou C, Helmer C, Ikram MA, Ikram MK, Kern S, Kuller LH, Launer L, Lopez OL, Matthews F, Meirelles O, Mosley T, Ower A, Psaty BM, Satizabal CL, Seshadri S, Skoog I, Stephan BCM, Tzourio C, Waziry R, Wong MM, Zettergren A, Hofman A. Trends in the incidence of dementia: design and methods in the Alzheimer Cohorts Consortium. European Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 32: 931-938. PMID: 29063414, PMCID: PMC5680377, DOI: 10.1007/s10654-017-0320-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of dementiaCox proportional hazards regressionPopulation-based cohortProportional hazards regressionRisk of dementiaBurden of diseaseInternational population-based cohortsRange of followPoisson regression modelsHazards regressionDementia occurrenceIncidence rateAPOE genotypeAverage ageCohortPreventive effortsDementiaUnderlying causeIncidenceCumulative hazardImpact of genderRegression modelsFollow