在亚利桑那州调查运动技能,认知状态和区域剥夺指数之间的关系:试点研究
Madeline Hooten1, Marcus Ortega1, Adewale Oyeyemi1
1College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Frontiers in public health
|July 10, 2024
概括
社区的社会经济贫困会对记忆和运动技能产生负面影响. 这项在亚利桑那州进行的试点研究发现,较高的区域剥夺指数 (ADI) 分数与较差的认知和运动功能相关,可能是由大脑结构变化介导的.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 在一生中不利的社会经济条件会对运动技能和认知健康产生负面影响.
- 诸如认知和身体活动,生活方式和社会经济地位等因素显著影响大脑健康.
- 识别对社会经济贫困敏感的措施可以阐明驱动认知衰退的机制.
研究的目的:
- 研究亚利桑那州成年人区域剥夺指数 (ADI),大脑结构 (皮质体积和厚度) 和认知状态之间的关系.
- 探索社区层面的社会经济贫困如何影响认知和运动功能.
主要方法:
- 包括22名亚利桑那州长期居住的成年人.
- 使用NeuroTraxTM评估认知领域 (记忆,执行功能,视觉空间处理,注意力,信息处理速度,运动功能).
- 在10个皮质区域测量皮质厚度和体积,使用FreeSurfer 7.2.2.
- 进行了线性回归来检查ADI,认知状态和大脑健康之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 在ADI指标和记忆得分之间发现了显著的反向关系,解释了25%的差异.
- 较高的ADI得分与运动技能和全球认知有负相关性 (r's <-0.40,p's <0.05).
- ADI指标与与运动相关的体积测量和皮质厚度测量正相关 (r's > 0.40,p's < 0.05).
结论:
- 社区层面的社会贫困可能会影响记忆和运动状态.
- 社会剥夺对认知和运动技能的影响似乎主要通过对运动大脑健康的影响来调解.
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