Physical fitness and lifetime cognitive change

I. J. deary; Lawrence Jeffrey Whalley; G. D. Batty; J. M. Starr

doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000238520.06958.6a

Physical fitness and lifetime cognitive change

I. J. deary, Lawrence Jeffrey Whalley, G. D. Batty, J. M. Starr

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Objective: To test the hypothesis that physical fitness is associated with more successful cognitive aging. Methods: Surviving participants (N = 460) of the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932 were tested on the same general cognitive test at age 11 and 79 years. Measures of grip strength, 6-meter walk time, and lung function (forced expiratory volume from the lungs in 1 second [FEV1]) were assessed at age 79 years. Results: A latent physical fitness trait, derived by principal components analysis of the three fitness measures, was significantly associated with successful cognitive aging. Cognitive score at age 11, sex, social class, and APOE-epsilon 4 genotype were included as covariables. Higher childhood IQ was associated with better lung function in old age. Conclusions: Physical fitness is associated with cognitive reserve. Intervention studies aimed at making older people fitter are good candidates to improve cognitive aging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1195-1200
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neurology
Volume	67
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000238520.06958.6a
Publication status	Published - Oct 2006

Keywords

SCOTTISH MENTAL SURVEY
CHILDHOOD IQ
PERFORMANCE
SMOKING
ABILITY
AGE
ASSOCIATIONS
INTELLIGENCE
BIOMARKERS
ADULTHOOD

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Physical fitness and lifetime cognitive change

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