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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2025

Developing multifactorial dementia prediction models using clinical variables from cohorts in the US and Australia.

Caitlin A Finney, David A Brown, Artur Shvetcov

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3 authors.

Caitlin A Finney *Translational Dementia Research Group, Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia. caitlin.finney@wimr.org.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-8316
David A BrownNeuroinflammation Research Group, Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia.
Artur Shvetcov *Translational Dementia Research Group, Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Existing dementia prediction models using non-neuroimaging clinical measures have been limited in their ability to identify disease. This study used machine learning to re-examine the diagnostic potential of clinical measures for dementia. Data was sourced from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers, and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (AIBL) and the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Clinical variables included 21 measures across medical history, hematological and other blood tests, and APOE genotype. Tree-based machine learning algorithms and artificial neural networks were used. APOE genotype was the best predictor of dementia cases and healthy controls. Our results, however, demonstrated that there are limitations when using publicly accessible cohort data that may limit the generalizability and interpretability of such predictive models. Future research should examine the use of routine APOE genetic testing for dementia diagnostics. It should also focus on clearly unifying data across clinical cohorts.

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DementiaMachine LearningAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseApolipoproteins EAustraliaCohort StudiesFemaleGenotypeHumansMaleNeural Networks, ComputerUnited StatesApolipoproteins E

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PMID39837812
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