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ABSTRACT: Aims
To assess associations that endogenous estradiol and testosterone levels have with cognitive function in older adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods
We use data from the Look AHEAD clinical trial of behavioral weight loss. Endogenous estradiol and total testosterone levels were determined using stored serum from 996 individuals, mean age 69 years, at two times (averaging 4 years apart) during years 8-18 of follow-up. One to four standardized assessments of attention, executive function, memory, and verbal fluency were collected during this follow-up. Mixed effects models and multiple imputation were used to assess associations that estradiol and total testosterone levels had with body mass index and cognitive function.Results
Estradiol levels were not associated with cognitive function in either sex. Total testosterone levels were not associated with cognitive function in women, but greater total testosterone levels were associated with better verbal fluency in men (p < 0.001), most strongly among those carrying the APOE-e4 allele (interaction p = 0.02). The weight loss intervention left a legacy of relatively lower cognitive functioning among women, which was not mediated by current levels of sex hormones.Conclusions
Behavioral weight loss intervention does not affect cognitive functioning through mechanisms related to estradiol or testosterone.Clinicaltrials
gov Identifier: NCT00017953.
SUBMITTER: Espeland MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10162709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Espeland Mark A MA Howard Marjorie M Bennett Wendy W Robusto Brian A BA Yasar Sevil S Hugenschmidt Christina E CE Luchsinger Jose A JA Bahnson Judy J Yassine Hussein H Johnson Karen C KC Cook Delilah D Hayden Kathleen M KM
Journal of diabetes and its complications 20220726 9
<h4>Aims</h4>To assess associations that endogenous estradiol and testosterone levels have with cognitive function in older adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).<h4>Methods</h4>We use data from the Look AHEAD clinical trial of behavioral weight loss. Endogenous estradiol and total testosterone levels were determined using stored serum from 996 individuals, mean age 69 years, at two times (averaging 4 years apart) during years 8-18 of follow-up. One to four standardized assessments of atte ...[more]