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Association of cognitive performance with the metabolic syndrome and with glycaemia in middle-aged and older European men: the European Male Ageing Study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21043047     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Metabolic syndrome has been reported to have adverse effects on cognition although the results are conflicting. We investigated the association between metabolic syndrome and cognitive function in a population sample of middle-aged and older European men and whether any observed association could be explained by lifestyle or other confounding factors.
METHODS: A total of 3369 men in the 40- to 79-year age group were recruited from population registers in eight centres for participation in the European Male Ageing Study. The subjects completed a questionnaire instrument and several cognitive function tests including the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test, the Camden Topographical Recognition Memory test and the Digit Symbol Substitution Test. Metabolic syndrome data were assessed at an invited visit and metabolic syndrome was defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel-III criteria. Associations between cognitive performance and metabolic syndrome were explored using linear regression.
RESULTS: Complete cognitive and metabolic syndrome data from 3152 subjects were included in the analysis, of whom 1007 (32%) fulfilled criteria for metabolic syndrome. After adjustment for putative health and lifestyle confounders, no significant associations were found between any of the cognitive function scores and metabolic syndrome or between cognitive performance and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Analysis of the individual metabolic syndrome factors, however, revealed an inverse association between the level of glucose and cognitive performance.
CONCLUSIONS: Metabolic syndrome was not associated with cognitive impairment in this population. Of the individual components of the syndrome, diabetes was associated with poorer performances in memory, executive functions and processing speed, associations that warrant further investigation.
Authors:
Jos Tournoy; David M Lee; Neil Pendleton; Terence W O'Neill; Daryl B O'Connor; Gyorgy Bartfai; Felipe F Casanueva; Joseph D Finn; Gianni Forti; Aleksander Giwercman; Thang S Han; Ilpo T Huhtaniemi; Krzysztof Kula; Michael E J Lean; Carly M Moseley; Margus Punab; Alan J Silman; Dirk Vanderschueren; Frederick C W Wu; Steven Boonen;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews     Volume:  26     ISSN:  1520-7560     ISO Abbreviation:  Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-02     Completed Date:  2011-02-22     Revised Date:  2011-12-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883450     Medline TA:  Diabetes Metab Res Rev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  668-76     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium. jos.tournoy@uzleuven.be
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aging
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Cognition
Cognition Disorders / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Europe / epidemiology
European Continental Ancestry Group
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome X / epidemiology*,  physiopathology
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Arthritis Research UK
Investigator
Investigator/Affiliation:
Gianni Forti / ; Luisa Petrone / ; Giovanni Corona / ; Dirk Vanderschueren / ; Steven Boonen / ; Herman Borghs / ; Krzysztof Kula / ; Jolanta Slowikowska-Hilczer / ; Renata Walczak-Jedrzejowska / ; Ilpo Huhtaniemi / ; Aleksander Giwercman / ; Frederick Wu / ; Alan Silman / ; Terence O'Neill / ; Joseph Finn / ; Philip Steer / ; Abdelouahid Tajar / ; David Lee / ; Stephen Pye / ; Felipe Casanueva / ; Marta Ocampo / ; Mary Lage / ; Gyorgy Bartfai / ; Imre Földesi / ; Imre Fejes / ; Margus Punab / ; Paul Korrovitz / ; Min Jiang /

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