Normative Data for the Cognitively Intact Oldest-Old: The Framingham Heart Study.

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BACKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: The number of individuals who reach extreme age is quickly increasing. Much of the current literature focuses on impaired cognition in extreme age, and debate continues regarding what constitutes "normal" cognition in extreme age. This study aimed to provide oldest-old normative data and to compare cognitive performances of cognitively intact elderly individuals from the Framingham Heart Study.

Methods

A total of 1302 individuals aged 65+ years from the Framingham Heart Study were separated into 5-year age bands and compared on cognitive tests. Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for gender, the Wide Range Achievement Test-Third Edition (WRAT-III) Reading score, and cohort. Analyses also included comparisons

SUBMITTER: Miller IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621515 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature