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Adverse Associations between Visceral Adiposity, Brain Structure, and Cognitive Performance in Healthy Elderly

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, January 2011
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Title
Adverse Associations between Visceral Adiposity, Brain Structure, and Cognitive Performance in Healthy Elderly
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, January 2011
DOI 10.3389/fnagi.2011.00012
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Vivian Isaac, Sam Sim, Hui Zheng, Vitali Zagorodnov, E. Shyong Tai, Michael Chee

Abstract

The link between central adiposity and cognition has been established by indirect measures such as body mass index (BMI) or waist-hip ratio. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) quantification of central abdominal fat has been linked to elevated risk of cardiovascular and cerebro-vascular disease. However it is not known how quantification of visceral fat correlates with cognitive performance and measures of brain structure. We filled this gap by characterizing the relationships between MRI measures of abdominal adiposity, brain morphometry, and cognition, in healthy elderly. Methods: A total of 184 healthy community dwelling elderly subjects without cognitive impairment participated in this study. Anthropometric and biochemical markers of cardiovascular risk, neuropsychological measurements as well as MRI of the brain and abdomen fat were obtained. Abdominal images were segmented into subcutaneous adipose tissue and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) adipose tissue compartments. Brain MRI measures were analyzed quantitatively to determine total brain volume, hippocampal volume, ventricular volume, and cortical thickness. Results: VAT showed negative association with verbal memory (r = 0.21, p = 0.005) and attention (r = 0.18, p = 0.01). Higher VAT was associated with lower hippocampal volume (F = 5.39, p = 0.02) and larger ventricular volume (F = 6.07, p = 0.02). The participants in the upper quartile of VAT had the lowest hippocampal volume even after adjusting for age, gender, hypertension, and BMI (b = -0.28, p = 0.005). There was a significant age by VAT interaction for cortical thickness in the left prefrontal region. Conclusion: In healthy older adults, elevated VAT is associated with negative effects on cognition, and brain morphometry.

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Country Count As %
Canada 2 2%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Ireland 1 <1%
Unknown 115 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 26 22%
Student > Master 15 13%
Researcher 12 10%
Student > Bachelor 12 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 8%
Other 18 15%
Unknown 26 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 24%
Neuroscience 17 14%
Psychology 13 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 3%
Other 17 14%
Unknown 33 28%
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