2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
he associations between the amount of vegetable intake and cognitive function or bio-markers in a community-dwelling population aged 80 years and over.
| Project/Area Number |
23591278
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neurology
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
TOKASHIKI Takashi 琉球大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (10336365)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 地域在住高齢者 / 認知機能 / 脳萎縮 / 脂肪酸分画 / 高齢者 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aims of this study are to evaluate that the correlations between the amount of vegetable intake and cognitive function or bio-markers in a community-dwelling population aged 80 years and over. We examined the association betvveen plasma omega-3 fatty acid levels and global cognitive function by the MMSE scores. Low cognitive function groups had low plasma EPA leveis and the EPA/AA ratio. That were independently associated with global cognitive function even among the oldest old.
And also we found that a lower Ankle-Brachial index was an independent risk factor for cognitive decline in community-dwelling older populations aged 80 years and over.
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