Effect of Smoking in Cognition
| Autor: | Anish Dhami, Akshay Sarraf, Dipesh Raj P, Nidesh Sapkota, Deependra Kc, ari P, Karishma Rajbh, eep Shrestha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Montreal Cognitive Assessment 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Cognition respiratory tract diseases Pulmonary function testing 03 medical and health sciences Alertness FEV1/FVC ratio 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Statistical significance medicine Mann–Whitney U test 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine. |
| ISSN: | 2161-105X |
| Popis: | Introduction: Smokers claim that smoking increases their concentration, alertness, and overall mental performance. On the contrary, evidences point at gradual cognitive deterioration in smokers. Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) assesses even mild cognitive impairment. Objective: To determine and compare the cognitive status in smokers and healthy controls. Method and Materials: A cross-sectional comparative study was done in 46 apparently healthy male healthscience students (23 smokers and 23 nonsmokers) at Pulmonary Function Lab in the Department of Basic and Clinical Physiology, BPKIHS. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) were measured. For cognition assessment MoCA, which is a set of close ended questionnaire was used. To assess smoking status and MoCA score, Mann Whitney U test was employed and data are expressed in median and IQR. Fisher’s Exact Chi-square Test was applied to observe association between smoking and cognition. Level of significance was p |
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