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Forecasting the prevalence of preclinical and clinical Alzheimer's disease in the United States
Author(s) -
Brookmeyer Ron,
Abdalla Nada,
Kawas Claudia H.,
Corrada María M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.10.009
Subject(s) - disease , medicine , neurodegeneration , cognitive impairment , population , clinical disease , gerontology , pathology , environmental health
We forecast the prevalence of preclinical and clinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) and evaluated potential impacts of primary and secondary preventions in the United States. Methods We used a multistate model incorporating biomarkers for preclinical AD with US population projections. Results Approximately 6.08 million Americans had either clinical AD or mild cognitive impairment due to AD in 2017 and that will grow to 15.0 million by 2060. In 2017, 46.7 million Americans had preclinical AD (amyloidosis, neurodegeneration, or both), although many may not progress to clinical disease during their lifetimes. Primary and secondary preventions have differential impact on future disease burden. Discussion Because large numbers of persons are living with preclinical AD, our results underscore the need for secondary preventions for persons with existing AD brain pathology who are likely to develop clinical disease during their lifetimes as well as primary preventions for persons without preclinical disease.