Neuropsychiatric symptoms, apolipoprotein E gene, and risk of progression to cognitive impairment, no dementia and dementia: the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS).

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of neuropsychiatric symptoms and apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele status to dementia at baseline and progression to dementia in older adults with and without cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND). METHODS: Adults (n = 856) 71 years and older (mean age = 79.15 years), 12.8% ethnic minority and 60.6% women, completed neuropsychological tests and APOE genotyping, and a...

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