Vision Impairment and Cognitive Outcomes in Older Adults: The Health ABC Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An association between visual impairment and cognitive outcomes has been documented, but there is limited research examining this relationship using multiple measures of vision.

Methods

Participants included non-demented individuals in Year 3 of the Visual impairment was assessed using visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and stereo acuity. Cognitive function was defined using the digit symbol test and the Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS). Incident cognitive impairment was defined as a 3MS score <80 or a decline >5 points following Year 3. Linear mixed effects models examined longitudinal associations adjusting for year, age, sex, race, education, smoking, depression, diabetes, study site, as well as interaction terms between the vision parameters and

SUBMITTER: Swenor BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6696724 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature