Diabetes and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
;
: 377-388, 2011.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was to examine the relation between diabetes and cognitive function in older adults.METHODS:
Eighty community-dwelling patients with diabetes and 506 subjects without diabetes were studied with cognitive function test. Cognitive function was measured by Full-scale IQ, Basic IQ, Executive IQ, Attention Function Index, Working Memory Index, Language Function Index, Visuospatial Function Index, Memory Function Index, and MMSE-K1.RESULTS:
In model controlling for education, the diabetic group showed significantly lower scores than the non-diabetic group in in Full-scale IQ (p=.012), Basic IQ (p=.034), Executive IQ (p=.014), Attention Function Index (p=.002), Working Memory Index (p=.037), and Memory Function Index (p=.043). The diabetic and non-diabetic groups that were matched for gender, age, and education showed similar differences in 7 out of 9 cognitive measures. The impairments of Full-scale IQ and Memory Function Index in the diabetic group were, respectively, 2.7 and 2.8 times greater than that in the diabetic group.CONCLUSION:
These results showed that diabetes should be considered to a factor of cognitive impairment in older adults.
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Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus
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Education
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Executive Function
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Memory
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Memory, Short-Term
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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