APOA1 and Alzheimer disease: It was found that serum and plasma levels of ApoA-I were significantly reduced in AD patients compared with HCs {[standardized mean difference (SMD) = −1.16; 95% confidence interval (CI) (−1.72, −0.59); P = 0.000] and [SMD = −1.13; 95% CI (−2.05, −0.21); P = 0.016]}.