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Autor:
Linda B. Hassing
Publikováno v:
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Objectives To examine the long-term association between leisure activities in adulthood and cognitive function in old age while recognizing gender differences in activity profiles. Methods The sample included 340 cognitively healthy twins enrolled in
Autor:
Andrea M. Piccinin, Sean A. P. Clouston, Boo Johansson, Amanda Kelly, Linda B. Hassing, Graciela Muniz Terrera, Scott M. Hofer, Matthew Calamia, Andrey Koval, David A. Bennett
Publikováno v:
Psychology and Aging. 31:262-273
The importance of preventing and controlling hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) to mitigate risks to physical health has long been understood by health care professionals. More recently, a growing body of evidence implicates HTN and DM in
Autor:
Margaret Gatz, Nancy L. Pedersen, Anna Dahl, Linda B. Hassing, Chandra A. Reynolds, Eleonor I. Fransson
Publikováno v:
International journal of obesity (2005)
Background High midlife body mass index (BMI) has been linked to a greater risk of dementia in late life, but few have studied the effect of BMI across midlife on cognitive abilities and cognitive change in a dementia free sample. Methods We investig
Publikováno v:
Age and Ageing. 39:445-451
Background: self-reported body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight is a widely used measure of adiposity in epidemiological research. Knowledge about the accuracy of these measures in late life is scarce. Objective: the study ai
Publikováno v:
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 29:543-552
Aim: To examine if the body mass index (BMI) in midlife is related to cognitive function 30 years later in a dementia-free sample. Methods: BMI was reported in 1963 at age 50–60 years, and cognitive abilities were examined 30 years later in a longi
Publikováno v:
Aging & Mental Health. 13:191-201
Objectives: The study investigates whether markers of life satisfaction identified in a cross-sectional study – quality of social network, self-rated health, depressive symptoms, locus of control and widowhood, in addition to financial satisfaction
Autor:
Gerald E. McClearn, Linda B. Hassing, Scott M. Hofer, Nancy L. Pedersen, Michael D. Grant, Stig Berg, Sven E. Nilsson, Boo Johansson
Publikováno v:
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 10:599-607
We examined change in neuropsychological test performance related to type 2 diabetes mellitus across a 6-year interval. A population-based sample of 274 elderly participants (36 with diabetes and 238 without diabetes) was examined at four occasions a
Autor:
Gerald E. McClearn, Boo Johansson, Stig Berg, Scott M. Hofer, Nancy L. Pedersen, Linda B. Hassing, Sven E. Nilsson
Publikováno v:
Age and Ageing. 33:355-361
Background: diabetes and hypertension are two highly prevalent diseases in the old population. They are highly related such that comorbidity is common. Objectives: to examine (i) the independent impact of the respective diseases on cognitive decline
Autor:
Nancy L. Pedersen, Boo Johansson, Stig Berg, Sven E. Nilsson, Gerald E. McClearn, Scott M. Hofer, Linda B. Hassing
Publikováno v:
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 57:P268-P276
The purpose of this study was to examine the cognition-survival relationship among nondemented individuals in late life. The longitudinal design included three examinations at 2-year intervals. At baseline, 466 individuals (age range = 80-98) were ex