Association of plasma abeta and tau levels in relation to cognition and brain structure in a diverse community

Background Early studies of mostly non‐Hispanic White groups suggest that plasma tau and abeta levels are associated with clinically relevant cognitive impairment. Given limited studies of more ethnically diverse communities, we chose to study 402 subjects from the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Method The subjects were diverse (14% White, 45% Black and 41% Hispanic), 61% women, average age of 76 + 7.3 years with 12 + 5 years of education...