Effects of television viewing on brain structures and risk of dementia in the elderly: Longitudinal analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

TV viewing in the elderly and in children is associated with subsequent greater decline of various cognitive functions including verbal working memory, but results of its association with subsequent risk of dementia were divided.

Methods

In this longitudinal cohort study of UK Biobank, we investigated the associations of TV viewing length with subsequent risk of dementia and longitudinal changes of brain structural measures after corrections of a wide range of potential confounders.

Results

Our results showed longer TV viewing was associated with increased risk of subsequent onset of dementia, as well as subsequent greater decline in intracellular volume fraction (ICVF) in the extensive areas of right lateral temporal cortex and the right medial temporal

SUBMITTER: Takeuchi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030518 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature