Dual Task Performance Is Associated with Amyloidosis in Cognitively Healthy Adults - 21/11/24
, J.L. Cummings 4, S.E. John 4, B. Poston 5, J.V. Rider 3, 6, A.M. Salazar 4, V.R. Mishra 7, A. Ritter 7, J.Z. Caldwell 7, J.B. Miller 7, J.W. Kinney 4, M.R. Landers 3
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Abstract |
Background |
Preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) provides an opportunity for the study and implementation of interventions and strategies aimed at delaying, mitigating, and preventing AD. While this preclinical state is an ideal target, it is difficult to identify efficiently and cost-effectively. Recent findings have suggested that cognitive-motor dual task paradigms may provide additional inference.
Objectives |
Investigate the relationship between dual task performance and amyloidosis, suggestive of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease and whether dual task performance provides additional information beyond a cognitive composite, to help in the identification of amyloidosis.
Design |
Cross-sectional.
Setting |
Outpatient specialty brain health clinical research institution in the United States.
Participants |
52 cognitively healthy adults.
Measurements |
The data included demographics, amyloid standardized uptake value ratio obtained via florbetapir-PET, neuropsychological testing, apolipoprotien E genotype, and dual task performance measures. Data were analyzed via hierarchal multiple linear regression or logistic regression, controlling for age, education, and apolipoprotien E genotype. Receiver operating characteristic curves were plotted, and sensitivity and specificity calculated via 2×2 contingency tables.
Results |
There was a moderate relationship (rs>.30) between motor and cognitive dual task effects and amyloid standardized uptake value ratio (ps<.042). A strong relationship (r=.58) was found between combined dual task effect, a measure of automaticity derived from dual task performance, and amyloid standardized uptake value ratio (p<.001). Additionally, combined dual task effect showed promise in its unique contributions to amyloid standardized uptake value ratio, accounting for 7.8% of amyloid standardized uptake value ratio variance beyond cognitive composite scores (p=.018). Additionally, when incorporated into the cognitive composite, combined dual task effect resulted in improved diagnostic accuracy for determining elevated amyloid standardized uptake value ratio, and increased the sensitivity and specificity of the cognitive composite.
Conclussion |
Dual task performance using the combined dual task effect, a measure of automaticity, was a moderate predictor of cerebral amyloidosis, which suggests that it has utility in the screening and diagnosis of individuals for preclinical AD. Additionally, when combined with the cognitive composite, the combined dual task effect improves diagnostic accuracy. Further research is warranted.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Key words : Dual-task interference, amyloid, preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, screening, motor impairments
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