scholarly journals P3-024: Dietary fat composition and late-life cognitive decline in a large cohort of community-dwelling older women

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. S455-S455
Author(s):  
Olivia I. Okereke ◽  
Bernard A. Rosner ◽  
JoAnn E. Manson ◽  
Julie E. Buring ◽  
Walter C. Willett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Dietary Fat ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Large Cohort ◽  
Fat Composition

Examining the association between late-life leisure activity participation and global cognitive decline in community-dwelling elderly Chinese in Hong Kong

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Tak Yu Leung ◽  
Ada Wai Tung Fung ◽  
Cindy Woon Chi Tam ◽  
Victor Wing Cheong Lui ◽  
Helen Fung Kum Chiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Elderly Chinese

scholarly journals Dietary fat types and 4-year cognitive change in community-dwelling older women

2012 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia I. Okereke ◽  
Bernard A. Rosner ◽  
Dae H. Kim ◽  
Jae H. Kang ◽  
Nancy R. Cook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Dietary Fat ◽  
Cognitive Change ◽  
Community Dwelling

scholarly journals A-031 Early Childhood Quality of Education and Late-Life Cognitive Function in a Population-Based Sample from Puerto Rico

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 821-821
Author(s):  
Barba C ◽  
Dávila-Roman A ◽  
Clay O ◽  
Wadley V ◽  
Andel R ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Cognitive Outcomes ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
School Year

Abstract Objective Education quality may be related to disparities in late-life cognition in the U.S. We examined whether years of education and indicators of childhood quality of education (QOE) are associated with cognitive decline and cognitive impairment (CI) in older Puerto Ricans. Method Participants included 3,883 community-dwelling older adults aged 60+ years from the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions Study without CI at baseline. A composite of QOE included school year length, student-teacher ratio, attendance, and literacy levels for each municipality from Census and education reports (1926–1945). Cognitive functioning was measured by the minimental Cabán (MMC) at baseline and four-year follow-up. CI was assigned when MMC score was < 11 points. Covariate-adjusted logistic and linear regression models were used to examine incident CI and decline, respectively. Results Participants reported 8 years of education on average. Years of education (OR = 0.84; 95% CI = 0.79, 0.90; p = < .0001) was associated with a lower risk of incident CI but QOE was not (p = .37). In covariate-adjusted models, QOE (F(8, 2482) = 96.87, p < .05, R2 = .24) was significantly associated with cognitive decline. However, when years of education was added to the model, QOE was no longer statistically significant (p = .34). Conclusions This study provides further evidence that years of education and QOE are important factors for understanding risk of negative cognitive outcomes in older age, and that for this older Puerto Rican sample, years of education and literacy largely explained associations between QOE and late-life cognition.

scholarly journals Anemia and 9-Year Domain-Specific Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Women: The Women's Health and Aging Study II

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 1604-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Deal ◽  
Michelle C. Carlson ◽  
Qian-Li Xue ◽  
Linda P. Fried ◽  
Paulo H. M. Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Aging Study

Exercise Types and the Risk of Developing Cognitive Decline in Older Women: A Prospective Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 1733-1742
Author(s):  
Yosuke Osuka ◽  
Narumi Kojima ◽  
Hiroyuki Sasai ◽  
Yuki Ohara ◽  
Yutaka Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Mmse Score ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Japanese Women ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Specific Exercise ◽  
Dementia Prevention

Background: Participation in exercise may be useful for dementia prevention; however, the specific exercise types which may best to reduce the risk of developing cognitive decline have remained unidentified in the literature. Objective: To examine the relationships of specific exercise types with the risk of developing cognitive decline in older women. Methods: This 1- to 2-year population-based cohort study included 687 community-dwelling older Japanese women without disability, neurological disease, dementia, or cognitive impairment assessed as <24 points on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at the baseline survey. Developing cognitive decline was defined as a decrease of ≥3 points in the participant’s MMSE score during the follow-up. We classified individuals into participation (≥3 months) and non-participation (<3 months) groups for 17 different exercise types. Log-binominal regression analyses were applied to compare risk ratios and confidence intervals of developing cognitive decline between the two groups. Results: Thirty-nine participants (5.7%) developed cognitive decline during the follow-up period. After adjusting for confounders (age, MMSE score, depressive symptoms, body mass index, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, low educational level, and the follow-up period in the baseline survey), those who participated in calisthenics demonstrated a significantly lower risk of developing cognitive decline than those who did not participate in calisthenics. No significant relationships between other exercise types and the risk of developing cognitive decline were found. Conclusion: Participation in calisthenics significantly reduced the risk of cognitive decline in community-dwelling older Japanese women, indicating that calisthenics may be a useful type of exercise for promoting dementia prevention.

scholarly journals Quality of Education and Late-Life Cognitive Function in a Population-Based Sample from Puerto Rico

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheyanne Barba ◽  
Alberto Garcia ◽  
Olivio J Clay ◽  
Virginia G Wadley ◽  
Ross Andel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Quality Of Education

Abstract Background and Objectives We examined quality of education, literacy and years of education in relation to late-life cognitive function and decline in older Puerto Ricans. Research Design and Methods Our sample consisted of 3,385 community-dwelling adults age 60 years and older from the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions (PREHCO) study. Quality of education was based on principal component analysis of variables gathered from Department of Education and Census reports. Literacy (yes/no) and years of education were self-reported. Cognitive function was assessed in participants’ homes at baseline and four years later using a previously validated Spanish-language 20-point global screening measure for dementia, the minimental Cabán (MMC). Regression models were adjusted for sociodemographic and life course covariates. Results Quality of education was positively correlated with both educational attainment and cognitive performance. Independent of years of education, literacy, childhood economic hardship, and adult economic hardship, compared to participants in the lowest quartile of education quality, those in the highest quartile had significantly better baseline cognitive performance (B=0.09, p &lt; .001). Quality of education did not consistently show an association with change in cognitive function over four years. Literacy and greater educational attainment were each independently associated with better cognitive function at baseline and less cognitive decline. Discussion and Implications Quality of education, literacy, and years of education, while interrelated, also show independent associations with cognitive functioning in older Puerto Ricans. The downstream factors of literacy and years of education were more closely related to age-related cognitive decline than quality of education.

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