Higher Neighborhood Deprivation is Associated with Accelerated Disease Progression in Behavioral-Variant Frontotemporal Degeneration.

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frontotemporal degeneration
behavioral-varient frontotemporal degeneration
cognitive decline
executive function
social and structural determinants of health
brain health equity
socioeconomic status
neighborhood deprivation
area deprivation index
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resilience
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Research reported in this publication was supported by the Penn Institute on Aging, and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers P01AG066597, P30AG072979, P30AG012836 (Penn Population Aging Research Center), P30AG073105 (PennAITech), R01AG076832, 5K23AG065442, and 1K23AG065442-03S1. The content is solely the responsibility of the author(s) and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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Boyle, Rory
Dehghani, Nadia
Emrani, Sheina
Wadhwani, Anil R.
Matyi, Melanie
Cousins, Katheryn A.Q.
Rhodes, Emma
Nelson, Brian
Stites, Shana D.
Xie, Sharon X.
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Neighborhood deprivation is associated with shorter survival, cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. However, the association of neighborhood deprivation with disease progression in behavioral-variant frontotemporal degeneration (bvFTD) is unknown. METHODS: We examined associations between tertiles of neighborhood deprivation, using the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and survival in 311 individuals clinically diagnosed with bvFTD from the Penn FTD Center. In a subset (n=161) with complete baseline data across measures of global cognition, executive function, and language, we examined the association of ADI with longitudinal change. RESULTS: Compared to adults living in the least deprived neighborhoods, those living in the most deprived neighborhoods showed shorter survival after symptom onset and faster decline in global cognition, executive and language functions, independent of genetic risk. DISCUSSION: Living in more deprived neighborhoods was associated with an accelerated disease course in bvFTD, highlighting an important socioeconomic disparity in disease prognosis.

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Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC), 2025-121
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Boyle, Rory, Nadia Dehghani, Sheina Emrani, Anil R. Wadhwani, Melanie Matyi, Katheryn A.Q. Cousins, Emma Rhodes, Brian Nelson, Shana D. Stites, Sharon X. Xie, Laynie Dratch, Vivianna M. VanDeerlin, Allison Snyder, David J. Irwin, Corey T. McMillan, and Lauren Massimo. 2025. “Higher Neighborhood Deprivation is Associated with Accelerated Disease Progression in Behavioral-Variant Frontotemporal Degeneration.” University of Pennsylvania. Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC), 2025-121.
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