Six modifiable risk factors accounted for a significantly higher combined population attributable risk for Alzheimer's disease among Indigenous peoples (up to 79.6%) than non-Indigenous peoples (67.1%).
Cross-Sectional
Modifiable risk factors, particularly physical inactivity and low education, account for a significantly higher projected population attributable risk for Alzheimer's disease among Indigenous peoples in Canada compared to non-Indigenous peoples.
Absolute Event Rate: 79.6% vs 67.1%
p-value: p=<0.001
BACKGROUND: Indigenous peoples in Canada have higher prevalence of modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The relative importance of these risk factors on AD risk management is poorly understood. METHODS: Relative risks from literature and prevalence of risk factors from Statistics Canada or the First Nations Regional Health Survey were used to determine projected population attributable risk (PAR) associated with modifiable risk factors for AD (low education and vascular risk factors) among on- and off-reserve Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada using the Levin formula. RESULTS: Physical inactivity had the highest PAR for AD among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada (32.5% 10.1%-51.1% and 30.5% 9.2%-48.8% respectively). The PAR for most modifiable risk factors was higher among Indigenous peoples in Canada, particularly among on-reserve groups. The greatest differences in PAR were for low educational attainment and smoking, which were approximately 10% higher among Indigenous peoples in Canada. The combined PAR for AD for all six modifiable risk factors was 79.6% among on-reserve Indigenous, 74.9% among off-reserve Indigenous, and 67.1% among non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. (All differences significant to p < .001.). CONCLUSIONS: Modifiable risk factors are responsible for the most AD cases among Indigenous peoples in Canada. Further research is necessary to determine the prevalence of AD and the impact of risk factor modification among Indigenous peoples in Canada.
MacDonald et al. (Tue,) conducted a cross-sectional in Alzheimer's disease. Modifiable risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, low education) vs. Non-Indigenous population was evaluated on Combined population attributable risk (PAR) for Alzheimer's disease (p=<0.001). Six modifiable risk factors accounted for a significantly higher combined population attributable risk for Alzheimer's disease among Indigenous peoples (up to 79.6%) than non-Indigenous peoples (67.1%).