ArticleThe journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease2026
Association of the cumulative modified life's Essential 8 score with cognitive change: Results from two longitudinal cohorts.
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introductionAlthough a higher baseline Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score is linked to better cognitive performance and slower decline, it remains unclear whether the cumulative LE8 score is associated with cognitive change in later life.
methodsWe included 1345 participants from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and 2865 participants from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). A modified LE8 score was constructed based on sleep, physical activity, smoking, body mass index, blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood pressure. The cumulative modified LE8 score was calculated using 8 years of LE8 assessments. The association between cumulative modified LE8 score and cognitive change was examined using the linear mixed model.
resultsResults from the HRS and the ELSA demonstrated general consistency. Pooled analysis showed that a per SD increase in cumulative modified LE8 score was associated with a slower rate of decline in global cognition (pooled Beta=0.089 SD/year), executive function (pooled Beta=0.093 SD/year), memory (pooled Beta=0.050 SD/year), and orientation (pooled Beta=0.040 SD/year). DISCUSSION: A higher cumulative modified LE8 score was associated with better late-life cognition, highlighting the importance of maintaining long-term optimal cardiovascular health for preventing cognitive decline.
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