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  • Gerontology
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) may have increased personal risk for ADRD.
  • Unmodifiable (e.g., age, sex) and modifiable (e.g., health behaviors) factors contribute to this risk.
  • The Lancet Commission identified 14 modifiable ADRD risk factors, potentially reducing population risk by 45%.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate and compare the prevalence of modifiable ADRD risk factors among ADRD caregivers, non-ADRD caregivers, and non-caregivers.
  • To identify specific risk factor profiles within the ADRD caregiver population.
  • To inform targeted public health interventions for caregiver well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 2021-2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.
  • Analyzed a sample of 6,959 ADRD caregivers, 57,267 non-ADRD caregivers, and 256,677 non-caregivers.
  • Assessed modifiable risk factors including education, hearing/vision loss, high cholesterol, hypertension, alcohol use, obesity, smoking, depression, physical inactivity, diabetes, and social isolation using chi-square tests.

Main Results:

  • ADRD caregivers were more likely to be older (45-64 years) and female compared to other groups.
  • Prevalence of ADRD risk factors among ADRD caregivers ranged from 5% (vision loss) to 60% (less than college education).
  • ADRD caregivers showed significantly higher prevalence of high cholesterol (45%) and hypertension (44%) than non-caregivers.

Conclusions:

  • This study offers a comprehensive epidemiological overview of modifiable ADRD risk factors in ADRD caregivers.
  • ADRD caregivers exhibit a high prevalence of certain risk factors, necessitating focused health strategies.
  • Interventions targeting modifiable risk factors, such as hypertension, could significantly benefit ADRD caregivers' health outcomes.