Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies

The present study used a coordinated analyses approach to examine the association of physical activity and cognitive change in four longitudinal studies. A series of multilevel growth models with physical activity included both as a fixed (between-person) and time-varying (within-person) predictor o...

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Main Authors: Magnus Lindwall, Cynthia R. Cimino, Laura E. Gibbons, Meghan B. Mitchell, Andreana Benitez, Cassandra L. Brown, Robert F. Kennison, Steven D. Shirk, Alireza Atri, Annie Robitaille, Stuart W. S. MacDonald, Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, Boo Johansson, Marcus Praetorius, Roger A. Dixon, Dan M. Mungas, Scott M. Hofer, Andrea M. Piccinin
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/493598
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author Magnus Lindwall
Cynthia R. Cimino
Laura E. Gibbons
Meghan B. Mitchell
Andreana Benitez
Cassandra L. Brown
Robert F. Kennison
Steven D. Shirk
Alireza Atri
Annie Robitaille
Stuart W. S. MacDonald
Elizabeth M. Zelinski
Sherry L. Willis
K. Warner Schaie
Boo Johansson
Marcus Praetorius
Roger A. Dixon
Dan M. Mungas
Scott M. Hofer
Andrea M. Piccinin
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Annie Robitaille
Stuart W. S. MacDonald
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Sherry L. Willis
K. Warner Schaie
Boo Johansson
Marcus Praetorius
Roger A. Dixon
Dan M. Mungas
Scott M. Hofer
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description The present study used a coordinated analyses approach to examine the association of physical activity and cognitive change in four longitudinal studies. A series of multilevel growth models with physical activity included both as a fixed (between-person) and time-varying (within-person) predictor of four domains of cognitive function (reasoning, memory, fluency, and semantic knowledge) was used. Baseline physical activity predicted fluency, reasoning and memory in two studies. However, there was a consistent pattern of positive relationships between time-specific changes in physical activity and time-specific changes in cognition, controlling for expected linear trajectories over time, across all four studies. This pattern was most evident for the domains of reasoning and fluency.
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spelling doaj-art-a3fddc3fa0914e16b1c51a9d1d3705282025-02-03T05:47:07ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22042090-22122012-01-01201210.1155/2012/493598493598Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal StudiesMagnus Lindwall0Cynthia R. Cimino1Laura E. Gibbons2Meghan B. Mitchell3Andreana Benitez4Cassandra L. Brown5Robert F. Kennison6Steven D. Shirk7Alireza Atri8Annie Robitaille9Stuart W. S. MacDonald10Elizabeth M. Zelinski11Sherry L. Willis12K. Warner Schaie13Boo Johansson14Marcus Praetorius15Roger A. Dixon16Dan M. Mungas17Scott M. Hofer18Andrea M. Piccinin19Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science and Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 300, 405 30 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Psychology and Neurology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, USAGeneral Internal Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, P.O. Box 359780, Seattle, WA 98104, USAMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, ENRM Bedford VA Hospital, 200 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730, USACenter for Biomedical Imaging, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Sreet, MSC 120, Charleston, SC 29425, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P5, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USAMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, ENRM Bedford VA Hospital, 200 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730, USAMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, ENRM Bedford VA Hospital, 200 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P5, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P5, CanadaAndrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USADepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 180 Nickerson, Suite 206, Seattle, WA 98109, USADepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 180 Nickerson, Suite 206, Seattle, WA 98109, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 100, 405 30 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 100, 405 30 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9 , CanadaDavis Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, University of California, 4860 Y Street, Ste 0100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P5, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P5, CanadaThe present study used a coordinated analyses approach to examine the association of physical activity and cognitive change in four longitudinal studies. A series of multilevel growth models with physical activity included both as a fixed (between-person) and time-varying (within-person) predictor of four domains of cognitive function (reasoning, memory, fluency, and semantic knowledge) was used. Baseline physical activity predicted fluency, reasoning and memory in two studies. However, there was a consistent pattern of positive relationships between time-specific changes in physical activity and time-specific changes in cognition, controlling for expected linear trajectories over time, across all four studies. This pattern was most evident for the domains of reasoning and fluency.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/493598
spellingShingle Magnus Lindwall
Cynthia R. Cimino
Laura E. Gibbons
Meghan B. Mitchell
Andreana Benitez
Cassandra L. Brown
Robert F. Kennison
Steven D. Shirk
Alireza Atri
Annie Robitaille
Stuart W. S. MacDonald
Elizabeth M. Zelinski
Sherry L. Willis
K. Warner Schaie
Boo Johansson
Marcus Praetorius
Roger A. Dixon
Dan M. Mungas
Scott M. Hofer
Andrea M. Piccinin
Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies
Journal of Aging Research
title Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies
title_full Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies
title_fullStr Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies
title_short Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies
title_sort dynamic associations of change in physical activity and change in cognitive function coordinated analyses of four longitudinal studies
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/493598
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