Elizabeth A Salerno1, Amal A Wanigatunga2,3, Yang An4, Jacek K Urbanek2, Eleanor M Simonsick4, Luigi Ferrucci4, Susan M Resnick4, Jennifer A Schrack2,3,4. 1. Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. 2. Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. 3. Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University and Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland. 4. Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cognitive decline is consistently associated with diminished life satisfaction and inability to live independently. Identifying early, novel markers of cognitive decline is imperative for improving clinical detection and promoting long-term quality of life. Fatigability, one's perceived exertion after a standardized walking task, has been associated with declines in physical function; however, it remains unclear as to whether these effects may also extend to cognitive function. METHODS: We examined whether perceived fatigability, assessed as the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) after a 5 min slow-paced treadmill walk (0.67 m/s, 0% grade), is longitudinally associated with cognitive performance in the domains of memory, executive functions, language, and attention among 934 cognitively intact individuals aged at least 50 years participating in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA); Mage = 69.6 ± 10.1, 51.9% female participants. Continuous associations between RPE and each domain (individual test and composite scores) were assessed using linear mixed-effect models adjusted for demographics and comorbid conditions. RESULTS: In fully adjusted models, higher fatigability at baseline was associated with declines in all cognitive domains over an average 2.2 years of follow-up (p < .04 for all). Longitudinally, increased fatigability over time was associated with worsened executive functions (β= -0.01, p = .002). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that perceived fatigability after a standardized walking task may aid in identification of individuals at a higher risk of future cognitive decline. Future research should examine underlying biological mechanisms contributing to this relationship as well as whether future interventions may target fatigability in midlife to attenuate age-related cognitive decline.
BACKGROUND:Cognitive decline is consistently associated with diminished life satisfaction and inability to live independently. Identifying early, novel markers of cognitive decline is imperative for improving clinical detection and promoting long-term quality of life. Fatigability, one's perceived exertion after a standardized walking task, has been associated with declines in physical function; however, it remains unclear as to whether these effects may also extend to cognitive function. METHODS: We examined whether perceived fatigability, assessed as the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) after a 5 min slow-paced treadmill walk (0.67 m/s, 0% grade), is longitudinally associated with cognitive performance in the domains of memory, executive functions, language, and attention among 934 cognitively intact individuals aged at least 50 years participating in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA); Mage = 69.6 ± 10.1, 51.9% female participants. Continuous associations between RPE and each domain (individual test and composite scores) were assessed using linear mixed-effect models adjusted for demographics and comorbid conditions. RESULTS: In fully adjusted models, higher fatigability at baseline was associated with declines in all cognitive domains over an average 2.2 years of follow-up (p < .04 for all). Longitudinally, increased fatigability over time was associated with worsened executive functions (β= -0.01, p = .002). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that perceived fatigability after a standardized walking task may aid in identification of individuals at a higher risk of future cognitive decline. Future research should examine underlying biological mechanisms contributing to this relationship as well as whether future interventions may target fatigability in midlife to attenuate age-related cognitive decline.
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