Birth weight, incident dementia risk, and PET amyloid burden: The ARIC study
Low birth weight was not associated with an increased risk of incident dementia. The association between birth weight and incident dementia was modified by race. High birth weight was associated with dementia in Black adults. Odds of elevated standardized uptake value ratio was lower for those who were low birth weight.
Authors
- Kevin Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9147-0988)
- Dean F. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9343-8367)
- Andrea L.C. Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0026-5052)
- Marco Egle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5247-7068)
- Rebecca F. Gottesman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9504-1256)
- Renée C. Groechel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1771-5171)
- Pamela L. Lutsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1572-1340)
- Olivia M. Emanuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-2298)
- Mark Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-3832)
- Thomas H. Mosley
Institutions
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70609
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke