Early‐mid adulthood measures of HDL, triglycerides and fasting glucose are associated with late‐onset Alzheimer disease

Background Measures of cardiovascular and metabolic disease are well‐established risk factors for late‐onset Alzheimer disease (AD). However, it is poorly understood whether exposure to these risk factors in early adulthood is associated with AD incidence in late‐life. Method Association of incident AD occurring after age 60 with measures of lipid fractions, hypertension, diabetes, blood glucose, BMI and smoking obtained prospectively across...