Association between comprehensive physical functions and cognitive impairment in a community-dwelling elderly population- longitudinal study

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24650452
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Principal Investigator: LEE sungchul 独立行政法人国立長寿医療研究センター, 予防老年学研究部, 研究員 (80583666)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HIROSHI Shimokata 名古屋学芸大学, 大学院栄養科学研究科, 教授 (10226269) ; FUJIKO Ando 愛知淑徳大学, 健康医療科学部, 教授 (90333393) ; YUKIKO Nishita 独立行政法人国立長寿医療研究センター, NILS-LSA活用研究室, 研究員 (60393170) ; CHIKAKO Tange 独立行政法人国立長寿医療研究センター, NILS-LSA活用研究室, 研究員 (40422828) ; ATSUMU Yuki 高知大学, 教育研究部人文社会科学系, 助教 (00623224)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 認知機能 / 身体機能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined whether physical function predicts subsequent cognitive decline in older Japanese. The subjects were 557 adults aged 60 years or older who completed the baseline of the NILS-LSA in Japan. We examined associations at baseline and over a 8-year follow-up period between MMSE cut point and six physical performance measures. Reaction time is related to the cut-off point of all the MMSE was observed. Moreover, reaction time in connection with the depression was significantly associated. Reaction time was found to be a predictor of cognitive decline and depression, regardless of gender.

Free Research Field

老年学