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Using blinded manual chart reviews, we identified an association between ADRD risk scores and probable ADRD diagnosis at the time the scores were generated. However, it was unclear whether these scores were associated with future ADRD diagnoses and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate whether ADRD risk scores are associated with subsequent ADRD incidence and all-cause mortality among BA and WA Veterans without a prior ADRD diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted survival analyses to assess the association between baseline ADRD risk scores and time to either ADRD diagnosis or death. Cause-specific Cox proportional hazards models, treating death as a competing risk, were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Analyses were stratified by race and conducted separately for BA and WA Veterans.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher ADRD risk scores were significantly associated with increased risk of developing an ADRD diagnosis (HR\u2009=\u20091.98, 95% CI: 1.72\u20132.27 for BAs; HR\u2009=\u20092.13, 95% CI: 1.79\u20132.54 for WAs) and mortality (HR\u2009=\u20091.52, 95% CI: 1.40\u20131.65 for BAs; HR\u2009=\u20091.55, 95% CI: 1.42\u20131.69 for WAs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In addition to identifying undiagnosed cases, ML-derived ADRD risk scores are associated with increased risks of developing future ADRD and mortality, which supports their potential utility for both early detection and prognosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  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