Table 2.
Associations between polygenic risk for Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD-PGR) and MRI volumetric measures.
Partially adjusted | Fully adjusted | |||||||
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Polygenic risk for LOAD | PGR*APOE e4 | Polygenic risk LOAD | PGR*APOE e4 | |||||
β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | |
Left hippocampal volume | −0.146 | 0.002 | −0.148 | 0.802 | −0.118 | 0.002 | −0.111 | 0.363 |
Right hippocampal volume | −0.128 | 0.026 | −0.116 | 0.846 | −0.071 | 0.099 | −0.234 | 0.560 |
Whole brain volume | −0.055 | 0.201 | −0.074 | 0.439 | −0.049 | 0.075 | −0.089 | 0.615 |
White matter volume | −0.058 | 0.351 | −0.054 | 0.911 | −0.022 | 0.115 | −0.015 | 0.138 |
Log white matter hyperintensity volume | 0.026 | 0.054 | 0.034 | 0.002 | 0.007 | 0.549 | 0.062 | 0.972 |
Grey matter volume | −0.173 | 0.393 | −0.017 | 0.960 | −0.051 | 0.904 | −0.074 | 0.430 |
β = standardised betas reflecting per standard deviation increased polygenic risk (PGR), and per APOE e4 allele. Bold = significant p < 0.05. Models are partially adjusted for age, BMI, sex, genotyping chip, 8 genetic principal components and fully adjusted for additional smoking, APOE e4 dose and social deprivation.