Objective cognitive impairment

Disease

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  • Humans3

Associations

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Sensory impairment

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1 study
  1. Sensory impairment raises the risk of objective cognitive impairment in humans (OR = 1.51, 95 % CI 1.31-1.74).

    “objective impairment (OR = 1.51, 95 %CI 1.31-1.74)”

    Humansn = 19,119

    Sensory impairment, loneliness, and the discordance between subjective and objective cognitive function among older adults: A multi-cohort study

    Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

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Volunteering

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  1. Volunteering lowers the risk of objective cognitive impairment in humans.

    “more years of formal and informal volunteering significantly reduced the odds of objective cognitive impairment”

    Humansn = 9,941

    Associations between volunteering and cognitive impairment: The moderating role of race/ethnicity

    Health & social care in the community

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American Journal of Epidemiology

Cognitive gaps mostly linked to gender, race/ethnicity and education

Identity-group differences accounted for 6% or less of cognitive variation; separate demographic associations explained 79% to 98% of that between-group variation.Identity-group differences accounted for 6% or less of cognitive variation; separate demographic associations explained 79% to 98% of that between-group variation.

Cross-sectional · 20,814 peoplePopulations
BMC Geriatrics

Early dementia signs tended to link to higher cancer risk

In an observational study of 2,590 dementia-free adults, individuals with early cognitive and walking difficulties tended to have an increased risk of cancer.In an observational study of 2,590 dementia-free adults, individuals with early cognitive and walking difficulties tended to have an increased risk of cancer.

Cohort study of 2,590 peopleCancer
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Linguistic features from recall tests detect cognitive impairment

In 710 older adults, delayed recall linguistic scores predicted cognitive impairment with an AUC-PR of 0.77, compared with 0.81 for traditional scoring.In 710 older adults, delayed recall linguistic scores predicted cognitive impairment with an AUC-PR of 0.77, compared with 0.81 for traditional scoring.

Cohort study in peopleCognitive impairment