Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Background Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ghrelin gene are associated with cognitive function while ghrelin is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).Aim To determine the relationship between ghrelin SNPs, cognitive function, and activities of daily living (ADLs) in elderly AD patients....

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Main Authors: Wenguang Liu, Liyuan Wu, Jiaying Hu, Zhiyong Gao
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/03014460.2025.2507048
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description Background Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ghrelin gene are associated with cognitive function while ghrelin is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).Aim To determine the relationship between ghrelin SNPs, cognitive function, and activities of daily living (ADLs) in elderly AD patients.Subjects and methods This study included 100 elderly AD patients as the AD group, and 72 elderly healthy patients as the control group. Pearson’s correlation analysis was performed.Results The frequency of the A allele at rs55821288 was significantly higher in the AD group than the control group (p < 0.05). Similarly, the frequency of the AA genotype at rs55821288 was higher in the AD group than the control group (p < 0.05). The MMSE, QOL-AD, and ADLs scores were lower in the AD group than the control group (p < 0.05). Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed that the A allele at rs55821288 was inversely correlated with the MMSE, QOL-AD, and ADLs scores (p < 0.05). The distribution of the AA genotype at the rs55821288 locus had a negative linear correlation with the MMSE, QOL-AD, and ADLs scores (p < 0.05).Conclusions Ghrelin allele A and genotype AA are closely associated with cognitive function and ADLs among elderly AD patients.
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spelling doaj-art-396e59d3758945e8904e3ab4d5eb0d272025-08-20T02:02:54ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnnals of Human Biology0301-44601464-50332025-12-0152110.1080/03014460.2025.2507048Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s diseaseWenguang Liu0Liyuan Wu1Jiaying Hu2Zhiyong Gao3Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Psychiatry, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Psychiatry, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Psychiatry, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, ChinaZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Psychiatry, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, ChinaBackground Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ghrelin gene are associated with cognitive function while ghrelin is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).Aim To determine the relationship between ghrelin SNPs, cognitive function, and activities of daily living (ADLs) in elderly AD patients.Subjects and methods This study included 100 elderly AD patients as the AD group, and 72 elderly healthy patients as the control group. Pearson’s correlation analysis was performed.Results The frequency of the A allele at rs55821288 was significantly higher in the AD group than the control group (p < 0.05). Similarly, the frequency of the AA genotype at rs55821288 was higher in the AD group than the control group (p < 0.05). The MMSE, QOL-AD, and ADLs scores were lower in the AD group than the control group (p < 0.05). Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed that the A allele at rs55821288 was inversely correlated with the MMSE, QOL-AD, and ADLs scores (p < 0.05). The distribution of the AA genotype at the rs55821288 locus had a negative linear correlation with the MMSE, QOL-AD, and ADLs scores (p < 0.05).Conclusions Ghrelin allele A and genotype AA are closely associated with cognitive function and ADLs among elderly AD patients.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/03014460.2025.2507048Ghrelin genesingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)activities of daily living (ADLs)cognitive functioncorrelation analysis
spellingShingle Wenguang Liu
Liyuan Wu
Jiaying Hu
Zhiyong Gao
Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Annals of Human Biology
Ghrelin gene
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
activities of daily living (ADLs)
cognitive function
correlation analysis
title Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
title_full Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
title_fullStr Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
title_full_unstemmed Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
title_short Correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms, cognitive function, and activities of daily living among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
title_sort correlations between ghrelin gene polymorphisms cognitive function and activities of daily living among elderly patients with alzheimer s disease
topic Ghrelin gene
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
activities of daily living (ADLs)
cognitive function
correlation analysis
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/03014460.2025.2507048
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