Francesca R. Marino, Jennifer A. Deal, Alden L. Gross, Yang An, Qu Tian, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Susan M. Resnick, Jennifer A. Schrack, Amal A. Wanigatunga
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Directionality between cognitive function and daily physical activity patterns
INTRODUCTION
Physical activity is a modifiable risk factor for dementia, but cognitive function is also important for physical activity engagement. This study evaluated the directionality of associations between daily physical activity and cognitive function in a sample of cognitively and physically intact older adults.
METHODS
Cognitive factor scores for domains including global cognition, memory, language, executive function/attention, and visuospatial processing, and physical activity patterns from wrist accelerometry were measured at two visits (mean: 1.8 years) among 237 cognitively intact older adults in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) (mean age: 76.5 years). Bivariate latent change score models estimated directionality of associations between changes in cognitive factor scores and physical activity patterns. Models were adjusted for age, sex, race, education, comorbidities, and body mass index.
RESULTS
Higher total amount of activity, longer activity bouts, less sedentary time, and less activity fragmentation at baseline were associated with less annual cognitive decline across multiple cognitive domains (X2 > 4.11, 1 df for all). In contrast, baseline cognitive factor scores were not associated with changes in any activity pattern (X2 < 3.20, 1 df for all).
DISCUSSION
Increasing movement and/or decreasing sedentary behavior is associated with less prospective cognitive decline. Targeting reductions in sedentary time and lengthening activity bouts may slow cognitive decline among older adults at risk for dementia.
Highlights
Greater activity engagement is related to less annual cognitive decline.
Baseline cognition is not associated with short-term changes in activity patterns.
Promoting daily movement and lowering sedentary time may have cognitive benefits.
期刊介绍:
Alzheimer''s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions (TRCI) is a peer-reviewed, open access,journal from the Alzheimer''s Association®. The journal seeks to bridge the full scope of explorations between basic research on drug discovery and clinical studies, validating putative therapies for aging-related chronic brain conditions that affect cognition, motor functions, and other behavioral or clinical symptoms associated with all forms dementia and Alzheimer''s disease. The journal will publish findings from diverse domains of research and disciplines to accelerate the conversion of abstract facts into practical knowledge: specifically, to translate what is learned at the bench into bedside applications. The journal seeks to publish articles that go beyond a singular emphasis on either basic drug discovery research or clinical research. Rather, an important theme of articles will be the linkages between and among the various discrete steps in the complex continuum of therapy development. For rapid communication among a multidisciplinary research audience involving the range of therapeutic interventions, TRCI will consider only original contributions that include feature length research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, brief reports, narrative reviews, commentaries, letters, perspectives, and research news that would advance wide range of interventions to ameliorate symptoms or alter the progression of chronic neurocognitive disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer''s disease. The journal will publish on topics related to medicine, geriatrics, neuroscience, neurophysiology, neurology, psychiatry, clinical psychology, bioinformatics, pharmaco-genetics, regulatory issues, health economics, pharmacoeconomics, and public health policy as these apply to preclinical and clinical research on therapeutics.