Ranking the risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease; findings from the UK Biobank study

• Published in: Aging brain Vol. 3; p. 100081
• Main Authors: Allwright, Michael, Mundell, Hamish D, McCorkindale, Andrew N, Lindley, Richard I., Austin, Paul J., Guennewig, Boris, Sutherland, Greg T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alzheimer’s disease; Apolipoprotein E; Liver; Machine learning; Multimorbidity; UK Biobank; Alzheimer’s disease; Apolipoprotein E; UK Biobank; Liver; Machine learning; Multimorbidity

The cause of the most common form of dementia, sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (AD), remains unknown. This may reflect insufficiently powered studies to date for this multi-factorial disorder. The UK Biobank dataset presents a unique opportunity to rank known risk factors and determine novel variables....