ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2014
Role of physical activity in reducing cognitive decline in older Mexican-American adults.
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- Physical Activity and Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- Long-term cumulative physical activity associated with less cognitive decline: Evidence from a 16-year cohort study.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Article
- Walking Activity and Physical Function Among Mexican American Older Adults Over 9 Years of Follow Up.Journal of physical activity & health · 2024Article
- Life Expectancy in Pre-Frail and Frail States with and without Disability: 18-Years of Follow-Up Data from the HEPESE Study Using the Markov Chain Method.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2023Article
- Differences in the Cognitive Function of Mexican Adults Aged 60 and Older with Self-Reported Diabetes in 2001 and 2018.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Article
- Accelerometer-Measured Latent Physical Activity Profiles and Neurocognition Among Middle-Aged and Older Hispanic/Latino Adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Healthy ageing trajectories and lifestyle behaviour: the Mexican Health and Aging Study.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Associations between modifiable lifestyle factors and multidimensional cognitive health among community-dwelling old adults: stratified by educational level.International psychogeriatrics · 2018Article
- The Relation Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Change in Older Latinos.Biological research for nursing · 2017Article
- Physical activity, cognitive decline, and risk of dementia: 28 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017Article
- Cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults participating in synchronized swimming-exercise.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
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- Mobility but Not Balance Limitations Are Associated With Cognitive Decline among Older Hispanics.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
The effect of physical activity on cognitive function in older adults from minority and disadvantaged populations is not well understood. This study examined the longitudinal association between physical activity and cognition in older Mexican Americans. The study methodology included a prospective cohort with longitudinal analysis of data from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly. General linear mixed models were used to assess the associations and interactions between physical activity and cognitive function over 14 years. Community-based assessments were performed in participants' homes. Physical activity was recorded for 1,669 older Mexican Americans using the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly. Cognition was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and separated into memory and nonmemory components. A statistically significant positive association was observed between levels of physical activity and cognitive function after adjusting for age, sex, marital status, education, and comorbid health conditions. There was a statistically significant difference in MMSE scores over time between participants in the third (β = 0.11, standard error (SE) = 0.05) and fourth (β = 0.10, SE = 0.2) quartiles of physical activity and those in the first. The protective effect of physical activity on cognitive decline was evident for the memory component of the MMSE but not the nonmemory component after adjusting for covariates. Greater physical activity at baseline was associated with less cognitive decline over 14 years in older Mexican Americans. The reduction in cognitive decline appeared to be related to the memory components of cognitive function.
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