ArticleGeriatrics & gerontology international2020
Cognitive function has a stronger correlation with perceived age than with chronological age.
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- A new framework for facial age estimation in humans and AIs.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Facial aging, cognitive impairment, and dementia risk.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2024Article
- Applications of artificial intelligence in dementia.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Review
- Investigation of a model for evaluating cognitive decline from facial photographs using AI.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Article
- Perceived facial age and biochemical indicators of glycemia in adult men and women.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The shift from old age to very old age: an analysis of the perception of aging among older people.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- The Contribution of the Lower Third of the Face to Perceived Age: Do Masks Make You Appear Younger?Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2021Article
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- Cognitive function has a stronger correlation with perceived age than with chronological age.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimThe perceived age of older adults, as measured by their facial appearance, has been shown to be a robust biomarker of aging predictive of survival, telomere length and DNA methylation, and reportedly correlates with carotid atherosclerosis and bone status. This study aimed to determine whether metrics of dementia, including general cognition, vitality, depressive state and self-supportability, have stronger correlations with perceived age than with chronological age.
methodsThis study included 124 patients who were admitted to the Department of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, on account of being suspected of cognitive decline. The Mini-Mental State Examination, Vitality Index, Geriatric Depression Scale-15, instrumental activities of daily living and Barthel Index were carried out. Five experienced geriatricians and five experienced clinical psychologists determined the perceived age of participants based on photographs.
resultsThe average values of the 10 raters showed excellent reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (3, 10) = 0.941). Steiger's test revealed that perceived age showed a significantly better correlation with the Mini-Mental State Examination (female) and Vitality Index (total, female) than did chronological age, but not with Geriatric Depression Scale-15, instrumental activities of daily living or the Barthel Index.
conclusionsPerceived age was shown to be a reliable biomarker for cognitive assessment. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 779-784.
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