Hackett, RA;
Davies-Kershaw, H;
Cadar, D;
Orrell, M;
Steptoe, A;
(2018)
Walking Speed, Cognitive Function, and Dementia Risk in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
, 66
(9)
pp. 1670-1675.
10.1111/jgs.15312.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the relationships between walking speed, cognitive function, and the interaction between changes in these measures and dementia risk. DESIGN: Longitudinal observational study. SETTING: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals aged 60 and older (N=3,932). MEASUREMENTS: Walking speed and cognition were assessed at Waves 1 (2002-03) and 2 (2004-05) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. New dementia cases were assessed from Wave 3 (2006-07) to Wave 7 (2014-15). The associations were modelled using Cox proportional hazards regression. RESULTS: Participants with faster baseline walking speeds were at lower risk of developing dementia (hazard ratio (HR)=0.36, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.22-0.60). Those with a greater decline in walking speed from Wave 1 to 2 were at greater risk of developing dementia (HR=1.23, 95% CI=1.03-1.47). Participants with better baseline cognition (HR=0.42, 95% CI=0.34-0.54) were at lower risk of developing dementia. Those with a greater decline in cognition from Wave 1 to 2 were at greater risk of developing dementia (HR=1.78, 95% CI=1.53-2.06). Change in walking speed and change in cognition did not have an interactive effect on dementia risk (HR=1.01, 95% CI=0.88-1.17). CONCLUSION: In this community-dwelling sample of English adults, those with slower walking speeds and a greater decline in speed over time were at greater risk of developing dementia independent of changes in cognition. Further research is required to understand the mechanisms that may drive these associations.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Walking Speed, Cognitive Function, and Dementia Risk in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jgs.15312 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15312 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Cognition, dementia, gait speed |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10045434 |
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