The Association Between Anemia of Chronic Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-18-2020
Publication Title
J Alzheimers Dis Rep
DOI
10.3233/ADR-200178
Abstract
Background: Dementia is a spectrum of neurological diseases characterized by memory impairment and cognitive decline with the pathogenesis and effective management remaining elusive. Several studies have identified a correlation between anemia and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD); however, anemia subtypes and association with ADRD have yet to be studied conclusively.
Objective: To study an association between ADRD and anemia of chronic inflammation.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-control study of the patients, diagnosed with ADRD at Brookdale Hospital. Pair-wise comparisons between means of controls and cases in terms of iron studies and laboratory results were performed using a Mann-Whitney U test. Pair-wise comparisons between anemia subgroups (moderate and severe) were performed using a Two Sample proportion Z-Test, where for each couple of normally distributed population.
Results: There was a total of 4,517 (1,274 ADRD group; 3,243 Control group) patients. There was significant difference in hemoglobin 10.15 versus 11.04 [
Conclusion: We demonstrated an association between ADRD and anemia of chronic inflammation independent of age, renal function, and HgbA1C levels.
Recommended Citation
Andreev, A., Erdinc, B., Shivaraj, K., Schmutz, J., Levochkina, O., Bhowmik, D., Farag, F., Money, K., Primavera, L. H., Gotlieb, V., & Sahni, S. (2020). The Association Between Anemia of Chronic Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. J Alzheimers Dis Rep, 4 (1), 379-391. https://doi.org/10.3233/ADR-200178
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Comments
Originally published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports. See https://doi.org/10.3233/ADR-200178