Repetitive thought, cognition, and systemic inflammation in the midlife in the United States study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Poor cognition increases risk for negative health outcomes, and this may be explained by associations with systemic inflammation. Previously, amount of repetitive thought (Total RT) interacted with IQ to predict interleukin-6 (IL-6) in older adults. This study continued the investigation of repetitive thought (RT) as an element involved in the effect of cognition on inflammation.

Design

Participants (N = 164) came from the Midlife in the United States Refresher project (M_age = 45.33, SD = 11.51, ranges = 25-74; 48.2% female; 85% Caucasian). Cognition was assessed via telephone, inflammatory biomarkers (IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and tumour-necrosis factor-alpha (TNF- α)) analysed after blood draw, and RT derived from daily diary data.

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SUBMITTER: Gloger EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10026601 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature