Table 9.
Calculation of Standardized Incidence Ratio in the NIA-LOAD/NCRAD Families Using Population-Based Rates Published in the Mayo Clinic Studya
Age Group, y | Mayo Clinic Rochester Ratesb | Person-years at Risk in NIA-LOAD/NCRAD Study | No. of Incident Cases | |
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Expected | Observed | |||
65–74 | 0.005 | 1262 | 6.4 | 36 |
75–84 | 0.017 | 894 | 15.6 | 58 |
≥85 | 0.041 | 302 | 12.4 | 24 |
All | 34.4 | 118 |
Abbreviation: NIA-LOAD/NCRAD; National Institute on Aging Genetics Initiative for Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease/National Cell Repository for Alzheimer Disease.
The overall standardized incidence ratio for the NIA-LOAD/NCRAD families compared with the Mayo Clinic Rochester population-based rate was 3.44 (95% CI, 2.82–4.06), indicating that the incidence was at least 3-fold higher.
Data are found in Knopman et al.15