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ArticleScientific reports2025

Increased arterial stiffness is associated with poorer social cognition in older age.

Sarah A Grainger, Tom G Bailey, Natalie K Vear, Jessica K Mead, Xanthia E Bourdaniotis, Jeff S Coombes, Jenna L Taylor

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Sarah A GraingerSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia. s.grainger@uq.edu.au.
Tom G BaileySchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD, Australia.
Natalie K VearSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD, Australia.
Jessica K MeadSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Xanthia E BourdaniotisSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Jeff S CoombesSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD, Australia.
Jenna L TaylorSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD, Australia.

Funding

Influence of exercise training and intensity on cerebral blood flow regulation and cognitive function in mid-life adults with cardiovascular disease.R21AG073726 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI JOHNSON, BRUCE D, TAYLOR, JENNA-LEE · 2022 to 2023
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Australian Research Council DE220100561NIA NIH HHS R21 AG073726NIA NIH HHS R21AG073726
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Abstract

It is now well established that vascular aging is a significant predictor of cognitive decline in older age. But what remains less clear is the role that vascular health plays in social cognitive aging. Therefore, we aimed to provide the first test of the relationship between arterial stiffness and theory of mind (ToM) in late adulthood. In a sample of 50 healthy older adults (Age: M = 70.08, SD = 3.93), we measured arterial stiffness via carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and social cognition using two well validated measures of ToM (RMET, TASIT). The results revealed that arterial stiffness was a significant predictor of ToM performance when indexed via the RMET and the TASIT, accounting for 11% and 9% of unique variance in scores, respectively. These findings add to the broader literature showing that arterial stiffness is a key predictor of cognitive aging and show that this relationship extends to the domain of social cognition.

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AgingSocial CognitionTheory of MindVascular StiffnessAgedAged, 80 and overCarotid-Femoral Pulse Wave VelocityCognitionCognitive AgingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulse Wave AnalysisArterial stiffnessPulse wave velocityTheory of mindVascular aging

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