Associations between blood sex hormones, cognitive decline and incident dementia in community-dwelling older Australian women: a prospective cohort study.

IF 2.9 4区 医学 Q1 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Climacteric Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI:10.1080/13697137.2025.2470458
Farhana Sultana, Susan R Davis, Rory S Wolfe, John J McNeil, Rakibul M Islam
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Objective: Whether blood sex hormone concentrations predict cognitive decline and incident dementia in older women is uncertain. The Sex Hormones in Older Women (SHOW) study is a prospective cohort study of Australian women, aged at least 70 years, without cognitive impairment.

Methods: Sex hormones were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and comprehensive cognitive testing was performed at baseline and 3 years later.

Results: Of the 6358 participants who had sex hormones measured, 4444 women (median age at baseline 74 years [Q1-Q3 71.7-77.5]) provided data for cognitive analyses. The findings were limited to a decline in executive function and verbal fluency was positively associated with the highest quartiles of estrone (odds ratio [OR] = 1.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.45, p = 0.04) and dehydro-epiandrosterone (DHEA) (OR = 1.21, 95% CI 1.01-1.45, p = 0.04), compared with the lowest quartiles. Estrone and DHEA were not associated with any other cognitive decline. Testosterone was not associated with cognitive decline. In an exploratory analysis, cognitive decline was not different in women who had estradiol below the limit of detection (66% of women) compared with women with measurable estradiol. Over a median 4.1 years of follow-up (22,518 person-years), 121 (2.2%) developed dementia; an incident rate of 5.3 per 1000 person-years. There were no associations between any hormone and incident dementia.

Conclusions: The finding of a greater likelihood of a decline in executive function and verbal fluency in community-dwelling older women with the highest blood concentrations of DHEA and its metabolite estrone need reaffirmation and their clinical significance should be further investigated. These findings do not support use of estrogen or DHEA therapy to prevent cognitive decline in older women.

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Climacteric
Climacteric 医学-妇产科学
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期刊介绍: Climacteric is the official journal of the International Menopause Society (IMS). As an international peer-reviewed journal it publishes original research and reviews of all aspects of aging in women. Climacteric was founded by the IMS in 1998 and today has become a leading journal in the publication of peer-reviewed papers on the menopause, climacteric and mid-life health. Topics covered include endocrine changes, symptoms attributed to the menopause and their treatment, hormone replacement and alternative therapies, lifestyles, and the counselling and education of peri- and postmenopausal women. Climacteric, published bimonthly, also features regular invited reviews, editorials and commentaries on recent developments. The editorial review board of Climacteric includes leading scientific and clinical experts in the field of midlife medicine and research and is headed by its Editor-in-Chief, Professor Rod Baber of Australia. He and his team of Associate Editors act independently to set a clear editorial policy, co-ordinate peer review, and ensure a rapid response to submitted papers.
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