The relationship between physical activity and cognitive status in sample of permanent inhabitants of Ikaria island older than 65 years old

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Μονάδες Εντατικής Θεραπείας-Καρδιολογική Νοσηλευτική
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2014-11-24
Year:
2014
Author:
Τσιάμης Σπυρίδων
Supervisors info:
Πίτσαβος Χρήστος,Στεφανάδης Χριστόδουλος,Κυρίτση Ελένη
Original Title:
Διερεύνηση της σχέσης μεταξύ φυσικής δραστηριότητας και διανοητικής εγρήγορσης σε δείγμα κατοίκων της Ικαρίας άνω των 65 ετών (Μελέτη Ικαρία)
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
The relationship between physical activity and cognitive status in sample of permanent inhabitants of Ikaria island older than 65 years old
Summary:
Introduction: Physical activity has long been related with cardiovascular and
overall health. Cognitive status is one of the main components of having
successful aging.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of physical
activity on cognitive status in elderly permanent inhabitants of Ikaria Island.
Methods: From June to October of 2009, we studied 343 men and 330 women, aged
65 to 100 years, permanent inhabitants of Ikaria Island: of them 282 fulfilled
the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the evaluation of their cognitive
status. Physical activity was evaluated using the validated IPAQ.
Results: 43% of those participants who succeeded to fulfill the MMSE were
defined as obese, 42% of them as diabetics, 42% of them as hypertensives (HTN)
and 58% of them as having hypercholesterolemia. Logistic regression analysis
revealed that those elderly individuals who were physical active showed a
8-fold probability of having normal cognitive function (OR=8.223,
p-value=0.002). Conclusions: Physical activity seems to have protective effect
on cognitive function.
Keywords:
Exercise, Older people, Cognitive status, Blue zones
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
110
Number of pages:
53
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