Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study

This prospective study determined whether: (1) objective physical activity (PA) and sedentary (SED) time at 9 years was associated with cognition at 15 years, (2) cognition at 9 years was associated with PA and SED at 15 years, and (3) the change in PA and SED from 9 to 15 years was associated with...

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Main Authors: Wickel, E., Howie, Erin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74223
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description This prospective study determined whether: (1) objective physical activity (PA) and sedentary (SED) time at 9 years was associated with cognition at 15 years, (2) cognition at 9 years was associated with PA and SED at 15 years, and (3) the change in PA and SED from 9 to 15 years was associated with the change in cognition. Cognitive performance was assessed from picture vocabulary, verbal analogy, passage comprehension, and applied problem tasks. Regression models were used to explore each aim while adjusting for covariates. Among the combined sample, SED (min· day-1) at 9 years was unrelated with cognitive performance at 15 years, whereas participating in = 60 min· day-1 of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) at 9 years predicted lower cognitive scores at 15 years. In the reverse direction, cognitive performance at 9 years was unrelated with SED and MVPA (min· day-1) at 15 years. Over 6 years, increased SED (min· day-1) predicted lower improvement to verbal analogy scores (B = -0.01, p = 0.028). In comparison, an increase (or relatively smaller decline) in MVPA (min· day-1) predicted greater improvement in applied problem scores (B = 0.06, p = 0.007). Contextual information regarding SED and MVPA behavior would help understand bi-directional associations of activity and cognition.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-742232019-08-07T03:28:32Z Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study Wickel, E. Howie, Erin This prospective study determined whether: (1) objective physical activity (PA) and sedentary (SED) time at 9 years was associated with cognition at 15 years, (2) cognition at 9 years was associated with PA and SED at 15 years, and (3) the change in PA and SED from 9 to 15 years was associated with the change in cognition. Cognitive performance was assessed from picture vocabulary, verbal analogy, passage comprehension, and applied problem tasks. Regression models were used to explore each aim while adjusting for covariates. Among the combined sample, SED (min· day-1) at 9 years was unrelated with cognitive performance at 15 years, whereas participating in = 60 min· day-1 of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) at 9 years predicted lower cognitive scores at 15 years. In the reverse direction, cognitive performance at 9 years was unrelated with SED and MVPA (min· day-1) at 15 years. Over 6 years, increased SED (min· day-1) predicted lower improvement to verbal analogy scores (B = -0.01, p = 0.028). In comparison, an increase (or relatively smaller decline) in MVPA (min· day-1) predicted greater improvement in applied problem scores (B = 0.06, p = 0.007). Contextual information regarding SED and MVPA behavior would help understand bi-directional associations of activity and cognition. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74223 10.1080/02640414.2018.1522685 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Wickel, E.
Howie, Erin
Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study
title Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study
title_full Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study
title_fullStr Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study
title_short Prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study
title_sort prospective bi-directional associations between sedentary time and physical activity with cognitive performance: a cohort study
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74223