Hypertension, diabetes and obesity are associated with lower cognitive performance in community-dwelling elderly: Data from the FIBRA study

Hypertension, diabetes and obesity are associated with lower cognitive performance in community-dwelling elderly: Data from the FIBRA study

ABSTRACT. Background: Systemic hypertension (SH), diabetes mellitus (DM) and abdominal obesity may negatively impact cognitive performance. Objective: To evaluate the association between SH, DM and abdominal obesity and cognitive performance among cognitively unimpaired elderly. Methods: A cross-...

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Main Authors: Monalisa Fernanda Bocchi de Oliveira, Mônica Sanches Yassuda, Ivan Aprahamian, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Maria Elena Guariento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
cognição
hipertensão arterial
diabetes mellitus
obesidade
idosos
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642017000400398&lng=en&tlng=en

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