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The relationship between signs of cardiovascular deficiency and cognitive performance in old age
— a population-based study | | Author(s) | Kjell Fahlander, Åke Wahlin, Johan Fastbom |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 5, September 2000 |
| Pages | pp P259-P265 |
| Keywords | Cardiovascular diseases ; Cognitive processes ; Mental ageing ; Evaluation ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | The influence of cardiovascular signs (CVS) on cognitive performance was examined in 227 over 75s living at home in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden, and not suffering from dementia. Participants received a comprehensive physical examination that included specific evaluation of current CVS, including dyspnoea, cardiac murmur, and edema in lower limbs. They were administered tests of digit span, episodic recall and recognition, verbal fluency, and visuo-spatial skill. CVS was found to predict performance on tests of episodic memory and visuo-spatial skill, after controlling for the effects of age, education, gender, relevant drug use, and mood symptoms. Although CVS accounted for relatively little general performance variation, the findings are relevant to the understanding of normal variation in late-life cognitive performance. Finally, CVS increased with age and accounted for a sizeable proportion of age-related cognitive variation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001123205 A |
| Classmark | CQ: DA: D6: 4C: 76P |
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