Network analysis of the associations between personality traits, cognitive functioning, and inflammatory markers in elderly individuals without dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lower cognitive functioning in old age has been associated with personality traits or systemic inflammatory markers. Associations have also been found between personality traits and inflammatory markers. However, no study has explored the inter-relationships between these three components simultaneously. The present study aims to better understand the inter-relationships among personality traits, inflammatory markers, and cognitive performance in elderly individuals without dementia.

Methods

This study utilizes a network analysis approach, a statistical method that allows visualization of the data's unique pairwise associations. We performed a cross-sectional analysis on 720 elderly individuals without dementia, using data from Colaus|PsyColaus, a population-bas

SUBMITTER: Bastelica T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166137 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature