2022
Joint Models for Estimating Determinants of Cognitive Decline in the Presence of Survival Bias
Davis-Plourde KL, Mayeda ER, Lodi S, Filshtein T, Beiser A, Gross AL, Seshadri S, Glymour MM, Tripodis Y. Joint Models for Estimating Determinants of Cognitive Decline in the Presence of Survival Bias. Epidemiology 2022, 33: 362-371. PMID: 35383644, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive declineSurvival biasCox proportional hazards modelHazard of mortalityProportional hazards modelExposure of interestEffect of educationEffects of exposureHazards modelDementia diagnosisAlzheimer's diseaseMixed-effects modelsGEE modelMortalitySurvivalInconsistent resultsDiseaseInformative attritionStudy dataAttrition weightsExposure
2019
Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis score and cognitive function in middle‐aged adults: The Framingham Study
Weinstein G, Davis‐Plourde K, Himali JJ, Zelber‐Sagi S, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis score and cognitive function in middle‐aged adults: The Framingham Study. Liver International 2019, 39: 1713-1721. PMID: 31155826, PMCID: PMC6736704, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNAFLD fibrosis scoreFatty liver diseaseCognitive functionAdvanced fibrosisFibrosis scoreLiver diseaseBrain healthLower riskPresence of NAFLDRelationship of NAFLDLiver fibrosis scoresExcessive alcohol intakeVisceral adipose tissueSeverity of fibrosisPoor cognitive functionMiddle-aged adultsExecutive functionCross-sectional relationshipNAFLD diagnosisCardiometabolic variablesAlcohol intakeFramingham StudyInsulin resistancePotential confoundersAssociation 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