Pulmonary Function Impairment May Be an Early Risk Factor for Late-Life Cognitive Impairment.

Objectives To determine the association between change in pulmonary function ( PF) and mid- and late-life cognitive function. Design Prospective population-based cohort study that included measures of pulmonary function in midlife and brain magnetic resonance imaging data acquired in late life. Sett...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 79 - 84
Main Authors:	Vidal, Jean‐Sébastien, Aspelund, Thor, Jonsdottir, Maria K., Jonsson, Palmi V., Harris, Tamara B., Lopez, Oscar L., Gudnason, Vilmundur, Launer, Lenore J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Jan2013
Subjects:	Iceland Epidemiology Psychological tests Self-evaluation Cognition disorder risk factors Confidence intervals Longitudinal method Lung diseases Regression analysis Research funding Pulmonary function tests Logistic regression analysis Data analysis Vital capacity (Respiration) Geriatric Depression Scale Data analysis software Descriptive statistics Disease complications
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