g., demented vs. nondemented) were evaluated using the Pearson ?2 test. Levels of tHcy, vitamin B12, and folate were log-transformed to fit normal distributions. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using two logistic regression models."

Chance: Low, given the long-term screening of subjects for AD in larger Maracaibo Aging Study

Generalizability

Eligible population: Patients with a strong genetic predisposition for AD

Source population: Uncertain, given the diverse range of factors that could still affect the health of the source population, although many common risk factors were accounted for in the statistical analyses performed

Other population: Generalizability between the Maracaibo population and the AD population as a whole is still being determined.

Study 3:

Bowirrat A; R.P. Friedland; L. Farrer, C. Baldwin, A. Korczyn. (2002). Genetic and environmental risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in Israeli Arabs.

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 19(1-2):239-45.

Causality Criteria

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