Sex differences in Alzheimer's disease

NT Aggarwal, MM Mielke - Neurologic clinics, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia is one of the most common types of dementia in older
adults. As the population ages, the number of patients who are concerned about cognitive …

Vascular dementia and underlying sex differences

F Akhter, A Persaud, Y Zaokari, Z Zhao… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's
disease (AD); where Alzheimer's accounts for 60–70% of cases of dementia and VaD …

X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 increases tauopathy vulnerability in women

Y Yan, X Wang, D Chaput, MK Shin, Y Koh, L Gan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Although women experience significantly higher tau burden and increased risk for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) than men, the underlying mechanism for this vulnerability has not …

Consideration of sex and gender in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders from a global perspective

MM Mielke, NT Aggarwal, C Vila‐Castelar… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sex or gender differences in the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD)
differ by world region, suggesting that there are potentially modifiable risk factors for …

Risk of conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia in low‐and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

AM McGrattan, E Pakpahan, M Siervo… - … Research & Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction With no treatment for dementia, there is a need to identify high risk cases to
focus preventive strategies, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs) where …

Sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors: individual‐participant data analysis using 21 cohorts across six continents from the COSMIC consortium

J Gong, K Harris, DM Lipnicki… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Sex differences in dementia risk, and risk factor (RF) associations with
dementia, remain uncertain across diverse ethno‐regional groups. Methods A total of …

Social class and the risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prospective longitudinal studies

Y Bodryzlova, A Kim, X Michaud… - … journal of public …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The association between belonging to a disadvantaged socio-economic status
or social class and health outcomes has been consistently documented during recent …

Decomposition of gender differences in cognitive functioning: National Survey of the Japanese elderly

S Okamoto, E Kobayashi, H Murayama, J Liang… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background It is well known that females generally live longer than males, but women tend
to suffer from more illnesses and limitations than men do, also for dementia. However …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and gender differences in Alzheimer's disease: genetic, hormonal, and inflammation impacts

Z Kolahchi, N Henkel, MA Eladawi… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, indicating a profound
variance between the sexes. Variances exist between the sexes in the age and intensity of …

Global burden of dementia in younger people: an analysis of data from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study

Z Li, Y Yang, Y Liu, X Wang, F **, L Xu… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Dementia among younger people is rapidly emerging as a global health
concern; however, comprehensive research on its shifting burden trends remains …