Survival disparities among Alzheimer's disease patients in Hawaii.

IF 3.4 3区 医学 Q2 NEUROSCIENCES
Chathura Siriwardhana, Enrique Carrazana, Kore Liow
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Abstract

Background: Survival after an Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis is vital for patients, their families, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Hawaii, known for its diverse ethnic population, exhibits significant racial health disparities.

Objective: This study examined racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in AD survival in Hawaii and developed machine learning models to predict overall survival using Hawaii Medicare data.

Methods: Nine years of Hawaii Medicare data were utilized to gather information on AD development after age 65, following patients to capture all-cause survival or until censoring. The study examined the effects of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) on mortality risk. Cox regression analysis was conducted on overall survival, accounting for covariates. A Survival Random Forest was employed to model survival, incorporating K years of longitudinal health profiles.

Results: The study included 9393 AD subjects. Analysis revealed that Asian Americans (AA) had a later age at AD diagnosis (p < 0.001), with an average age of 85.9, compared to 82.7 and 83.3 years for whites and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI), respectively. Low SES showed a marginal increase in hazard (Hazard Ratio [HR] = 1.36, p < 0.001). After covariate adjustment, compared to AAs with better SES, increased hazards were found for their white counterpart (HR = 1.18, p < 0.001) and groups with low SES: AA (HR = 1.28, p < 0.001), white (HR = 1.51, p < 0.001), and NHPI (HR = 1.39, p < 0.001). The predictive model had a Concordance-Index of 0.82, showing reasonable predictability.

Conclusions: Racial/ethnic and SES disparities significantly influence AD onset and survival. Combined with longitudinal health status data, machine learning demonstrates reasonable predictability of survival.

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Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 医学-神经科学
CiteScore
6.40
自引率
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1327
审稿时长
2 months
期刊介绍: The Journal of Alzheimer''s Disease (JAD) is an international multidisciplinary journal to facilitate progress in understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, behavior, treatment and psychology of Alzheimer''s disease. The journal publishes research reports, reviews, short communications, hypotheses, ethics reviews, book reviews, and letters-to-the-editor. The journal is dedicated to providing an open forum for original research that will expedite our fundamental understanding of Alzheimer''s disease.
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