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| Fam Med. 2005 Jan;37(1):36-42. Related Articles, Links
Cholesterol, Transferrin Saturation, and the Development of Dementia and
Alzheimer's Disease: Results From an 18-year Population-based Cohort.
Mainous AG 3rd, Eschenbach SL, Wells BJ, Everett CJ, Gill JM.
Department of Family Medicine, Medical university of South Carolina.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Oxidative stress plays a role in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), and iron and cholesterol together have been linked to oxidative stress.
This study examined the relationship between transferrin saturation (TS) and
cholesterol to see if both are necessary to increase the risk for the
subsequent development of AD. METHODS: We analyzed data from US adults (ages
40-74 years at baseline) followed from baseline in 1971-1974 to 1992 (n=6,558)
in the cohort study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I
Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS). RESULTS: The unadjusted relative risk of
developing AD when both TS and cholesterol were at the 75th percentile was 3.19
(95% CI, 1.31-7.75). In adjusted models when only one marker was elevated,
there was no significant increased risk for AD. The risk of AD increased as
both markers increased. Even at the 85th percentile, individuals had no
significant risk of AD when only having elevated cholesterol (>280 mg/dl) but
not elevated TS (39.6%). Findings were similar for individuals with elevated TS
but not elevated cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS: In this population-based cohort, the
risk of developing AD when one has both elevated cholesterol and elevated TS is
much larger than the risk associated with elevation of either of these factors
alone.
PMID: 15619154 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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