Cognitively high-performing oldest old individuals are physically active and have strong motor skills-A study of the Danish 1905 and 1915 birth cohorts.

Autor: Hermansen M; The Danish Twin Registry and Danish Aging Research Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark., Nygaard M; The Danish Twin Registry and Danish Aging Research Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark., Tan Q; The Danish Twin Registry and Danish Aging Research Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Denmark., Jeune B; The Danish Twin Registry and Danish Aging Research Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark., Semkovska M; Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark., Christensen K; The Danish Twin Registry and Danish Aging Research Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Denmark., Thinggaard M; The Danish Twin Registry and Danish Aging Research Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark., Mengel-From J; The Danish Twin Registry and Danish Aging Research Center, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. Electronic address: jmengel-from@health.sdu.dk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics [Arch Gerontol Geriatr] 2024 Jul; Vol. 122, pp. 105398. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105398
Abstrakt: Preserving cognitive function with age or super-aging greatly contributes to successful aging. Super-aging nonagenarians born in Denmark in either year 1905 or 1915 were classified as Cognitively High-Performing Oldest Old individuals with a five item cognitive composite score, equivalent to or better than mean middle-aged subjects. Cognitively high-performers were more physically active and had a better physical performance on e.g., Activity of Daily Living (p-value < 0.01), gait speed (p-value < 0.01) and grip strength (p-value < 0.05) compared with age-matched peers. Cognitive high-performing was also linked to lower depression symptomatology. When comparing super-agers with semi super-agers classified by Mini Mental State Examination > 27, super-agers were still more physically active and had a better physical performance (p-value < 0.05). Results suggests that physical activity is a lifestyle factor strongly associated with both semi and full cognitive super-aging.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None.
(Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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