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Using ADNI data for Cusp model fitting

Simple way

Auditory Verbal Learning Test fitted with Whole gray matter and covariables.

 # Estevez-Gonzalez, A., Kulisevsky, J., Boltes, A., Otermin, P., & Garcia-Sanchez, C. (2003). 
 # Rey verbal learning test is a useful tool for differential diagnosis in the preclinical phase
 # of Alzheimer's disease: comparison with mild cognitive impairment and normal aging. 
 # International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 18 (11), 1021.
library("ADNIMERGE")
library(cusp)
library(psych) #for composite scores
# Let's get the data
tmp_np <- merge(adas, neurobat, by=c("RID", "VISCODE") )
mt2fa <- merge(tmp_np, adnimerge, by=c("RID", "VISCODE") )
rm(tmp_np)
# Calculate the subject age at every point
mt2fa$vAGE = mt2fa$AGE + mt2fa$Years
data <- data.frame(mt2fa$WholeBrain, mt2fa$ICV, mt2fa$vAGE, mt2fa$PTGENDER, mt2fa$PTEDUCAT, mt2fa$AVDEL30MIN, mt2fa$AVDELTOT)
datac <- data[complete.cases(data),]
datac$WB = datac$mt2fa.WholeBrain/datac$mt2fa.ICV
fit_avd <- cusp(y ~ mt2fa.AVDEL30MIN, alpha ~ WB +mt2fa.vAGE + mt2fa.PTGENDER +mt2fa.PTEDUCAT, beta ~ WB +mt2fa.vAGE + mt2fa.PTGENDER +mt2fa.PTEDUCAT, datac)
summary(fit_avd)

Amazing results

Z-scores

Now let's compare the weights of each variable on the model. We need to translate everything to z-scores (or just do another linear transformation that carry every thing to comparable values)

datac$zWB = (datac$WB - mean(datac$WB))/sd(datac$WB)
datac$zAge = (datac$mt2fa.vAGE - mean(datac$mt2fa.vAGE))/sd(datac$mt2fa.vAGE)
datac$zEduc = (datac$mt2fa.PTEDUCAT - mean(datac$mt2fa.PTEDUCAT))/sd(datac$mt2fa.PTEDUCAT)
datac$zAVD = (datac$mt2fa.AVDEL30MIN - mean(datac$mt2fa.AVDEL30MIN))/sd(datac$mt2fa.AVDEL30MIN)
fit_avd_z <- cusp(y ~ zAVD, alpha ~ zWB + zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, beta ~ zWB +zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, datac)
summary(fit_avd_z)

The results are of course the same but the coefficients must be meaningful now,

Composite scores

First I'm going to try another NP test (Recognition)

fit_avr <- cusp(y ~ zAVR, alpha ~ zWB + zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, beta ~ zWB +zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, datac)

and this is not so good but still an improvement is done

Now, let's try a composite score

gfam <- data.frame(datac$zAVD, datac$zAVR)
famod <- fa(gfam, scores="regression")
datac$cs <- famod$scores
fit_cs <- cusp(y ~ cs, alpha ~ zWB + zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, beta ~ zWB +zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, datac)

And we get a very bad fit result

That is, the composite score is not related through a cusp model to the independent variable analyzed here

A try for ADAS-Cog

data <- data.frame(mt2fa$WholeBrain, mt2fa$ICV, mt2fa$vAGE, mt2fa$PTGENDER, mt2fa$PTEDUCAT, mt2fa$Q4SCORE, mt2fa$Q8SCORE)
datac <- data[complete.cases(data),]
datac$WB = datac$mt2fa.WholeBrain/datac$mt2fa.ICV
datac$zWB = (datac$WB - mean(datac$WB))/sd(datac$WB)
datac$zAge = (datac$mt2fa.vAGE - mean(datac$mt2fa.vAGE))/sd(datac$mt2fa.vAGE)
datac$zEduc = (datac$mt2fa.PTEDUCAT - mean(datac$mt2fa.PTEDUCAT))/sd(datac$mt2fa.PTEDUCAT)
datac$dr = (mean(datac$mt2fa.Q4SCORE) - datac$mt2fa.Q4SCORE)/sd(datac$mt2fa.Q4SCORE)
datac$r = (mean(datac$mt2fa.Q8SCORE) - datac$mt2fa.Q8SCORE)/sd(datac$mt2fa.Q8SCORE)
fit_dr <- cusp(y ~ dr, alpha ~ zWB + zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, beta ~ zWB +zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, datac)
fit_r <- cusp(y ~ r, alpha ~ zWB + zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, beta ~ zWB +zAge + mt2fa.PTGENDER + zEduc, datac)

not bad at all for Delay Recall

but worst for Recognition

Notas para Composite Scores

Lo ideal seria hacer script con todos los composites posibles y mirarlo contra los biomarcadores disponibles en adnimerge. Pero cada biomarcador lleva un tipo de procesamiento distinto y cada composite ha de ser definido previamente. Por ejemplo el composite de Delay Recall (drcs) lo construimos a partir de adas.Q4SCORE y neurobat.AVDEL30MIN pero en cada caso hay que definir las variables de partida.

Hay varios biomarcadores en la tabla adnimerge que pueden estar relacionados con los composites neuropsicologicos

El problema es que cada uno debe ser analizado de manera distinta. Las variables Ventricles, Hippocampus y WholeBrain deben de alguna manera normalizarse por ICV (revisar Entorhinal, Fusiform y MidTemp) mientras que FDG, PIB y AV45 son variables normalizadas.

library("ADNIMERGE")
library(cusp)
library(psych) #for composite scores
# Let's get the data
tmp_np <- merge(adas, neurobat, by=c("RID", "VISCODE") )
m <- merge(tmp_np, adnimerge, by=c("RID", "VISCODE") )
rm(tmp_np)
# Select data
m$cAGE = m$AGE + m$Years
data <- data.frame(m$WholeBrain, m$ICV, m$cAGE, m$PTGENDER, m$PTEDUCAT, m$AVDEL30MIN, m$Q4SCORE)
datac <- data[complete.cases(data),]
#Z-scores and Composite Scores
datac$zavd = (datac$m.AVDEL30MIN - mean(datac$m.AVDEL30MIN))/sd(datac$m.AVDEL30MIN)
datac$zdr = (mean(datac$m.Q4SCORE) - datac$m.Q4SCORE)/sd(datac$m.Q4SCORE)
datac$zAge = (datac$m.cAGE - mean(datac$m.cAGE))/sd(datac$m.cAGE)
datac$zEduc = (datac$m.PTEDUCAT - mean(datac$m.PTEDUCAT))/sd(datac$m.PTEDUCAT)
gfam <- data.frame(datac$zavd, datac$zdr)
famod <- fa(gfam, scores="regression")
datac$drcs <- famod$scores
# NI biomarker
datac$wb = datac$m.WholeBrain/datac$m.ICV
datac$zwb = (datac$wb - mean(datac$wb))/sd(datac$wb)
#fit to Cusp model
fit <- cusp(y ~ drcs, alpha ~ zwb + zAge + m.PTGENDER + zEduc, beta ~ zwb +zAge + m.PTGENDER + zEduc, datac)
summary(fit)

El resultado no es demasiado bueno para la materia gris

Un poco mejor (no mucho) para los Ventriculos

Para el hipocampo el lineal es tan bueno como el no lineal

Malo para el FDG

Pesimo para el AV45

Pero bastante bueno para el PiB

neuroimagen/adni_cusp.txt · Last modified: 2020/08/04 10:58 by 127.0.0.1