AUTHOR=Ai Yating , Zhou Chunyi , Wang Ming , Yang Chongming , Zhou Shi , Dong Xinxiu , Ye Niansi , Li Yucan , Wang Ling , Ren Hairong , Gao Xiaolian , Xu Man , Hu Hui , Wang Yuncui 

TITLE=Higher remnant cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a community-based cross-sectional study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

VOLUME=16

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/aging-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1332767

DOI=10.3389/fnagi.2024.1332767

ISSN=1663-4365

ABSTRACT=<sec id="sec1"><title>Background and aims</title><p>Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is the most common subtype of MCI, which carries a significantly high risk of transitioning to Alzheimer’s disease. Recently, increasing attention has been given to remnant cholesterol (RC), a non-traditional and previously overlooked risk factor. The aim of this study was to explore the association between plasma RC levels and aMCI.</p></sec><sec id="sec2"><title>Methods</title><p>Data were obtained from Brain Health Cognitive Management Team in Wuhan (<ext-link xlink:href="https://hbtcm.66nao.com/admin/" ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://hbtcm.66nao.com/admin/</ext-link>). A total of 1,007 community-dwelling elders were recruited for this project. Based on ten tools including general demographic data, cognitive screening and some exclusion scales, these participants were divided into the aMCI (<italic>n</italic> = 401) and normal cognitive groups (<italic>n</italic> = 606). Physical examinations were conducted on all participants, with clinical indicators such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids collected.</p></sec><sec id="sec3"><title>Results</title><p>The aMCI group had significantly higher RC levels compared to the normal cognitive group (0.64 ± 0.431 vs. 0.52 ± 0.447 mmol/L, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.05). Binary logistics regression revealed that occupation (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001, OR = 0.533, 95%CI: 0.423–0.673) and RC (<italic>p</italic> = 0.014, OR = 1.477, 95% CI:1.081–2.018) were associated factors for aMCI. Partial correlation analysis, after controlling for occupation, showed a significant negative correlation between RC levels and MoCA scores (<italic>r</italic> = 0.059, <italic>p</italic> = 0.046), as well as Naming scores (<italic>r</italic> = 0.070, <italic>p</italic> = 0.026). ROC curve analysis demonstrated that RC levels had an independent predictive efficacy in predicting aMCI (AUC = 0.580, 95%CI: 0.544 ~ 0.615, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001).</p></sec><sec id="sec4"><title>Conclusion</title><p>Higher RC levels were identified as an independent indicator for aMCI, particularly in the naming cognitive domain among older individuals. Further longitudinal studies are necessary to validate the predictive efficacy of RC.</p></sec>