Cardiovascular health and cognitive function: the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking, physical inactivity, and poor diet, along with obesity, fasting glucose and blood pressure have been independently associated with poorer cognitive performance. Few studies have related scales representing a combination of these variables to multiple domains of cognitive performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between overall cardiovascular health, incorporating seven components, and cognitive function.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis employing 972 participants, from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study was undertaken. Four health behaviors (body mass index, physical activity, diet, smoking) and three health factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting plasma glucose) were measured. Each was categorized accordi

SUBMITTER: Crichton GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3940600 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature