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Assessment of Age-related Changes in Cognitive Functions Using EmoCogMeter, a Novel Tablet-computer Based Approach

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The Relationship between Height and Cognitive Function among Community-dwelling Elderly: Hallym Aging Study.

Shan Ai Quan¹, Jin-Young Jeong, Dong-Hyun Kim

¹Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. ; Hallym Research Institute of Clinical Epidemiology, Chuncheon, Korea.

Epidemiology and Health

|May 18, 2013

Summary

Shorter adult height is linked to a higher risk of cognitive impairment in elderly Korean men, but not women. Further research is needed to understand sex-specific differences in this association.

Keywords:

Body height Cognition Hallym Aging Study

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Assessment of Age-related Changes in Cognitive Functions Using EmoCogMeter, a Novel Tablet-computer Based Approach

Assessment of Age-related Changes in Cognitive Functions Using EmoCogMeter, a Novel Tablet-computer Based Approach

Published on: February 14, 2014

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Public Health
Cognitive Science

Background:

Adult height is influenced by early life environmental factors.
Height may serve as an indicator of overall health and development.
Cognitive impairment is a growing concern in aging populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between adult height and cognitive impairment in community-dwelling elders in Korea.
To explore potential sex differences in the height-cognition relationship.

Main Methods:

Study participants were community-dwelling elders aged 65+ from the 2004 Hallym Aging Study.
Cognitive function was assessed using the Korean-Mini Mental State Examination.
Logistic regression analysis was employed to determine the association between height and cognitive function, adjusting for covariates.

Main Results:

Elderly men in the shortest height group had a significantly higher risk of cognitive impairment compared to the tallest group (OR, 4.20; 95% CI, 1.02-17.36) after adjusting for age and education.
No significant association between height and cognitive impairment was found in elderly women (OR, 1.65; 95% CI, 0.62-4.40).

Conclusions:

The observed sex difference in the association between height and cognitive impairment may be attributed to differential effects of education on cognitive function.
Larger, population-based prospective cohort studies are recommended to further examine these sex-specific associations.