{"doi":"10.1177/13872877251386439","title":"Summary population attributable fraction of dementia prevalence associated with sensory risk factors","abstract":"BackgroundHearing and vision loss can be treatable sensory risk factors for dementia. Nationally-representative estimates of the proportion of dementia prevalence associated with sensory risk factors in late-life are needed for dementia prevention strategies.ObjectiveTo estimate the fraction of dementia prevalence associated with treatable sensory risk factors (hearing and vision loss) and to evaluate differences by age, race/ethnicity, income, and sex.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional analysis of Round 12 (2022) of the National Health and Aging Trends Study, a population-based study nationally representative of US Medicare beneficiaries. Among community-living adults aged ≥65 years eligible for cognitive, hearing, and vision assessments (n = 4623), the summary population attributable fraction (PAF) of dementia from at least one objectively-measured sensory risk factor was estimated.ResultsThe prevalence of at least one sensory risk factor was 66% and dementia was 9%. The PAF of dementia from at least one sensory risk factor was 57% (95% CI: 8%-61%). PAFs were larger for individuals who were aged <80 years compared to ≥80 years (59% [95% CI: 42%-74%] versus 33% [95% CI: -6%-68%), non-Hispanic White compared to Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black (63% [95% CI: 41%-80%] versus 50% [95% CI: 16%-80%] and 32% [95% CI: -1%-64%]), and had higher income versus lower income (57% [95% CI: 36%-74%] versus 47% [95% CI: 7%-81%]). PAFs were consistent by sex.ConclusionsUp to 57% of dementia prevalence in the US was associated with clinically-significant sensory risk factors. Addressing sensory impairments could play an important role in national dementia risk reduction strategies.","journal":"Journal of Alzheimer s Disease","year":2025,"id":578414,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":0,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9471,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2025-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":987551,"name":"Xi Wang","orcid":"0000-0002-5101-0183","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1091387,"name":"Wuyang Zhang","orcid":"0009-0007-8726-6520","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":794117,"name":"Emmanuel E. Garcia Morales","orcid":"0000-0003-2239-6125","position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":291487,"name":"Varshini Varadaraj","orcid":"0000-0003-2060-1316","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":291486,"name":"Bonnielin K. Swenor","orcid":"0000-0002-6044-0951","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1042021,"name":"Louay Almidani","orcid":"0009-0001-6769-5519","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":342307,"name":"Pradeep Y. Ramulu","orcid":"0000-0002-9275-0401","position":7,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":79787,"name":"Heather E. Whitson","orcid":"0000-0002-8417-4846","position":8,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":663541,"name":"Pablo Martínez-Amezcua","orcid":"0000-0002-3076-0946","position":9,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":633204,"name":"Frank R. Lin","orcid":"0000-0002-6458-1196","position":10,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":482270,"name":"Nicholas S. Reed","orcid":"0000-0003-0410-6067","position":11,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":73158,"name":"Joshua R. Ehrlich","orcid":"0000-0002-0607-3564","position":12,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":482269,"name":"Jennifer A. Deal","orcid":"0000-0002-6985-048X","position":13,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":334319,"name":"Jason R. Smith","orcid":"0000-0001-9764-5849","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":49,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T02:58:20.638044Z","pmid":"41105591","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}