Introduction: The association between indices of arterial stiffness and/or pressure wave reflection with Alzheimer disease amyloid-β accumulation and tau pathology in the brain is unclear. Deficiency of estrogen post-menopause may be an important contributor to changes in these indices to affect Alzheimer’s disease progression. We aimed to assess the associations between indices of arterial stiffness and/or pressure wave reflection and the Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarker, p-tau217, in midlife women without dementia. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis of participants from the Integrated Women’s Health Program (IWHP) enrolled community-dwelling midlife women without dementia attending routine health screening at the National University Hospital in Singapore. Fasted blood p-tau217 was measured using the Simoa® ALZpath p-tau217 Advantage PLUS (Quanterix, MA, USA). Aortic augmentation index (AIx) and reflection index (RI) were obtained from peripheral arterial pressure waveforms and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) measured using pressure cuffs on the extremities and a phonocardiogram. Multivariable linear regression was used to examine the independent associations between indices of arterial stiffness and serum levels of p-tau217. Results: Among 871 participants (mean age: 62.80 ± 6.02 years), every SD increase in AIx and RI scores was both associated with 0.010 pg/mL (95% CI: 0.003–0.017, p = 0.004) higher blood p-tau217 levels after adjustment for age, employment status, BMI, mild cognitive impairment, hypertension, cholesterol-HDL ratio, renal function, and ApoE4 carrier status. With natural logarithmic transformed p-tau217, RI remained significantly associated with ln(p-tau217), β = 0.026 (0.007, 0.045), p = 0.007, after covariate adjustment. For AIx, the association was attenuated but remained directionally consistent. Trends for the association between CAVI and blood p-tau217 level were not statistically significant after adjustment for covariates. Conclusion: Increases in indices of arterial stiffness and pressure wave reflection were associated with higher blood p-tau217 levels in community-dwelling midlife women without dementia. These indices may be markers of risk for tau-related pathologies in the brain.
| Mualliflar | Benecia Wan Qing Thia, Darren Yuen Zhang Tan, Beverly Wen Xin Wong, Liang Shen, Lingli Gong, Lieng‐Hsi Ling, Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Eu‐Leong Yong |
|---|---|
| Jurnal | PULSE |
| Nashr sanasi | 2026-05-04 |
| Jild | 14 |
| Son | 1 |
| Betlar | 78-92 |
| Til | en |
| DOI | 10.1159/000552328 |
DOI: 10.1159/000552328 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi
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