身体组成与加纳年轻成年人的认知功能有关
Linda Fabea1, Freda Dzifa Intiful1, Irene E Hatsu2
1Department of Dietetics, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
BMC psychology
|March 1, 2024
概括
这项研究发现,较高的体脂和较低的肌肉质量与年轻成年人的认知功能较差有关. 这些身体组成因素,不仅仅是整体肥胖,影响认知表现,应该在体重管理策略中考虑.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 人体生理学 人体生理学
背景情况:
- 肥胖越来越多地与认知能力下降有关.
- 肥胖对认知的独立影响,与伴随性疾病分开,仍然不清楚.
- 这项研究的重点是加纳的年轻人,这个人口对与肥胖相关的健康问题倾向较低.
研究的目的:
- 调查年轻成年人身体组成和认知功能之间的关联.
- 为了确定身体脂肪百分比,肌肉质量和身体脂肪分布是否与认知表现相关.
- 为开发有针对性的体重管理干预提供见解.
主要方法:
- 这是一项涉及加纳381名年轻成年人的横截面研究.
- 数据收集包括社会人口统计信息问卷和人类测量和认知功能的评估.
- 统计分析使用了皮尔森的相关性和千平方测试.
主要成果:
- 在身体质量指数 (BMI) 和认知功能 (TMT-A) 之间发现了显著的关联,以及与TMT-A和TMT-B的腰部与部比率 (WHR) 之间发现了显著的关联.
- 较高的身体脂肪百分比显示,与TMT-A和TMT-B的表现较差的直接相关性很弱.
- 较低的肌肉质量与TMT-A和TMT-B的反相关性较弱,表明认知功能更好.
结论:
- 身体组成,包括高体脂和低肌肉质量,与年轻成年人的认知功能有显著的关联.
- 身体脂肪的分布也在认知表现中起作用.
- 这些发现强调了在认知健康的肥胖干预中考虑身体成分的重要性.
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