Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Chronic degenerative conditions are very common in the elderly. According to medical literature, there is a correlation between cognitive impairment among elders and arterial hypertension/hyperglycemia which in turn are common diseases among the elderly population worldwide. Nonetheless, data on the association between cognitive impairment and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) remains controversial. Objective: To compare the cognitive status of Brazilian elderly outpatients with and without MetS. Methods: A cross-sectional case-control study with 49 subjects (25 MetS and 24 controls) who underwent a global geriatric and neuropsychological assessment was carried out. The scores for cognitive abilities (sustained attention, alternating attention, immediate memory, working memory, memory - immediate recall, memory - delayed recall, memory - recognition, executive function, ideomotor praxis, constructive praxis, naming ability, verbal fluency) were compared with the data for the normal population and differences between case and control groups were analyzed using Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney test. Results: Forty-five patients (91.8%) were female, with a mean age of 73.9±5.9 years, and 3.0±1.0 years of schooling. A significant difference (p<0.01) was found between case and control groups regarding the MetS components. For cognitive abilities, no statistically significant difference was detected between the groups and all subjects presented low cognitive scores. Conclusion: The results obtained in the present study showed that MetS was not associated with cognitive impairment in this population. Further prospective studies are necessary to investigate the influence of well-controlled MetS on cognitive performance among elders. |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazilmetabolic syndrome Xneuropsychological testscognition disordersmemoryattentionelderlyABSTRACT Chronic degenerative conditions are very common in the elderly. According to medical literature, there is a correlation between cognitive impairment among elders and arterial hypertension/hyperglycemia which in turn are common diseases among the elderly population worldwide. Nonetheless, data on the association between cognitive impairment and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) remains controversial. Objective: To compare the cognitive status of Brazilian elderly outpatients with and without MetS. Methods: A cross-sectional case-control study with 49 subjects (25 MetS and 24 controls) who underwent a global geriatric and neuropsychological assessment was carried out. The scores for cognitive abilities (sustained attention, alternating attention, immediate memory, working memory, memory - immediate recall, memory - delayed recall, memory - recognition, executive function, ideomotor praxis, constructive praxis, naming ability, verbal fluency) were compared with the data for the normal population and differences between case and control groups were analyzed using Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney test. Results: Forty-five patients (91.8%) were female, with a mean age of 73.9±5.9 years, and 3.0±1.0 years of schooling. A significant difference (p<0.01) was found between case and control groups regarding the MetS components. For cognitive abilities, no statistically significant difference was detected between the groups and all subjects presented low cognitive scores. Conclusion: The results obtained in the present study showed that MetS was not associated with cognitive impairment in this population. Further prospective studies are necessary to investigate the influence of well-controlled MetS on cognitive performance among elders.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento2013-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642013000200206Dementia & Neuropsychologia v.7 n.2 2013reponame:Dementia & Neuropsychologiainstname:Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)instacron:ANCC10.1590/S1980-57642013DN70200011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessShigaeff,NadiaJacinto,Alessandro FerrariFranco,Fabio Gazelato de MelloChiochetta,GabrielaCendoroglo,Maysa SeabraCítero,Vanessa de Albuquerqueeng2016-06-09T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1980-57642013000200206Revistahttp://www.demneuropsy.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||demneuropsy@uol.com.br1980-57641980-5764opendoar:2016-06-09T00:00Dementia & Neuropsychologia - Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)false |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil Shigaeff,Nadia metabolic syndrome X neuropsychological tests cognition disorders memory attention elderly |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil |
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Cognitive assessment in an elderly population with metabolic syndrome in Brazil |
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Shigaeff,Nadia |
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Shigaeff,Nadia Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari Franco,Fabio Gazelato de Mello Chiochetta,Gabriela Cendoroglo,Maysa Seabra Cítero,Vanessa de Albuquerque |
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Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari Franco,Fabio Gazelato de Mello Chiochetta,Gabriela Cendoroglo,Maysa Seabra Cítero,Vanessa de Albuquerque |
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Shigaeff,Nadia Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari Franco,Fabio Gazelato de Mello Chiochetta,Gabriela Cendoroglo,Maysa Seabra Cítero,Vanessa de Albuquerque |
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metabolic syndrome X neuropsychological tests cognition disorders memory attention elderly |
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metabolic syndrome X neuropsychological tests cognition disorders memory attention elderly |
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ABSTRACT Chronic degenerative conditions are very common in the elderly. According to medical literature, there is a correlation between cognitive impairment among elders and arterial hypertension/hyperglycemia which in turn are common diseases among the elderly population worldwide. Nonetheless, data on the association between cognitive impairment and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) remains controversial. Objective: To compare the cognitive status of Brazilian elderly outpatients with and without MetS. Methods: A cross-sectional case-control study with 49 subjects (25 MetS and 24 controls) who underwent a global geriatric and neuropsychological assessment was carried out. The scores for cognitive abilities (sustained attention, alternating attention, immediate memory, working memory, memory - immediate recall, memory - delayed recall, memory - recognition, executive function, ideomotor praxis, constructive praxis, naming ability, verbal fluency) were compared with the data for the normal population and differences between case and control groups were analyzed using Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney test. Results: Forty-five patients (91.8%) were female, with a mean age of 73.9±5.9 years, and 3.0±1.0 years of schooling. A significant difference (p<0.01) was found between case and control groups regarding the MetS components. For cognitive abilities, no statistically significant difference was detected between the groups and all subjects presented low cognitive scores. Conclusion: The results obtained in the present study showed that MetS was not associated with cognitive impairment in this population. Further prospective studies are necessary to investigate the influence of well-controlled MetS on cognitive performance among elders. |
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