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Carles Falcon1,2,3, Oriol Grau-Rivera1,3,4,5, Marc Suárez-Calvet1,3,4,5
1Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
Background:
There is increasing evidence that AD progression differs by sex.
Objective:
The aim of this work was to determine sex differences in the association of baseline levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers (Aβ42, p-tau, YKL-40, sTREM2) with longitudinal brain changes in cognitively unimpaired (CU) older adults.
Methods:
This pilot study included 36 CU subjects (age 66.5±5.5, 12 male) scanned twice, two years apart. Using a voxel-wise analysis, we determined the sex differences in the association maps between CSF biomarkers and atrophy rates.
Results:
We did not find differences related to Aβ42. We found a greater impact of the rest of CSF biomarkers in areas of the Papez circuit in women versus men. Men showed greater involvement in lateral parietal and paracentral areas.
Discussion:
Results suggest an early differential progression of brain atrophy between sexes. Further research will elucidate whether the mechanisms responsible for sex-specific atrophy patterns are biological and/or environmental.
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