Key result
Advanced CKM syndrome linked to ~200% higher risk of mild cognitive impairment versus early stages.
Why the study?
To examine the association between the full spectrum of Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome stages and risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and whether associations differ by sex.
Does higher Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) stage increase the risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in dementia-free adults?
Cohort (n=124,402)
Yes
Does higher Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) stage increase the risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in dementia-free adults?
Hazard Ratio: 3.01 (95% CI 2.59–3.5)
p-value: p=.0001
Advancement in Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) stages is associated with a progressively higher risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia, with similar effects in men and women.
Introduction and Objective: We examined the association between the full spectrum of Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) stages and the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, and whether these associations differ by sex. Methods: We analyzed 109,137 dementia-free participants with CKM from the UK Biobank (UKB) and 15,265 from All of Us (AoU). CKM stages were defined as: stage 0 (no CKM risk factors); stage 1 (adiposity); stage 2 (metabolic or kidney dysfunction); stage 3 (subclinical cardiovascular disease [CVD]); and stage 4 (clinical CVD). Advanced stages were 3-4. Outcomes, including MCI and dementia (all-cause, Alzheimer’s disease [AD], and vascular dementia), were identified using ICD codes. Cox models estimated associations between CKM stages and the outcomes overall and by sex, adjusting for age, income, education, race, smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, social isolation, loneliness, and AD polygenetic risk score. Results: In UKB, 8.7% were in CKM stage 0, 10.3% in stage 1, 38.5% in stage 2, 25.7% in stage 3, and 16.8% in stage 4. Men had a higher prevalence of advanced CKM (stage 3-4) than women (48% vs. 36%). Over a median 13-year follow-up, compared with stages 0-1, adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs for MCI were 1.23 (1.05-1.45), 1.27 (1.09-1.47), and 3.01 (2.59-3.50) across stages 2-4, respectively (P-trend=.0001); HRs for all-cause dementia were 1.13 (0.97-1.31), 1.14 (0.98-1.33), and 2.47 (2.14-2.86), respectively (P-trend<.0001). Associations between advanced CKM stages (vs. non-advanced stages) and outcomes appeared stronger in men (MCI: 1.8, 1.58-2.05 vs 1.58, 1.4-1.76; all-cause dementia: 1.66, 1.51-1.8 vs 1.55, 1.36-1.76), but sex interactions were not statistically significant. Findings in AoU were consistent. Conclusion: Men have greater advanced CKM burden. CKM stage advancement is associated with progressively higher risks of MCI and dementia, without statistically significant sex-specific differences in effect. Disclosure Y. Yoshida: None. Y. Zu: None. Y. Lu: None. X. Wu: None. Funding American Diabetes Association (7-23-JDFWH-10)
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Yoshida et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) (n=124,402). Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) stages vs. CKM stages 0-1 was evaluated on Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) (HR 3.01, 95% CI 2.59-3.50, p=.0001). Advanced Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (stage 4 vs stages 0-1) was associated with a significantly higher risk of mild cognitive impairment (HR 3.01; 95% CI 2.59-3.50; P-trend=0.0001).
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