OBJECTIVE Diabetes increases an individual's risk of developing dementias (eg, vascular), whereas regular physical activity has been shown to lower this risk. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine the relationships among cognitive function, exercise status, and type 2 diabetes (T2 DM) to determine whether physical activity participation offsets any of the increased risk of cognit...

A total of 2,410 community residents aged 55 years and older were recruited from the Ningxia province of China. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphisms were detected using the high-resolution melting curve method. The Mini-Mental State Exam and Duke University Religion Index were administered to assess cognitive function and religiosity. The logistic regression model was used to examine the ...

The study evaluated the connectedness of spontaneous speech production in individuals with dementia as a potential predictor severity. Data were derived from baseline sample 143 English Pitt corpus. Dementia severity was assessed via Mini Mental Status Exam, Mattis Rating Scale, and Blessed Scale. Language abilities using verbal fluency picture description tasks. Graph analysis carried out for ...

BACKGROUND The relationship between the Mental Illness Needs Index (MINI) and the common mental disorders is not known. AIMS To investigate associations between the small-area MINI score and common mental disorder at individual level. METHOD Mental health status was measured using the Mental Health Inventory of the Short Form 36 instrument (SF-36). Data from the Caerphilly Health and Social...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive function as assessed with a standardized neurocognitive battery. We hypothesized a priori that greater hearing loss is associated with lower cognitive test scores on tests of memory and executive function. METHOD A cross-sectional cohort of 347 participants ≥ 55 years in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging withou...