Walking pace and cognitive impairment in elderly: finding from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017
Autor
Concha-Cisternas, Yeny
Castro-Piñero, José
Vásquez, Jaime
Martorell, Miquel
Cigarroa, Igor
Petermann-Rocha, Fanny
Parra-Soto, Solange
Poblete, Felipe
Matus-Castillo, Carlos
Garrrido-Méndez, Álex
Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela
Nazar, Gabriela
Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María
Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia
Diaz-Martínez, Ximena
Celis-Morales, Carlos
Resumen
Background: Walking pace could be considered an early risk marker of cognitive impairment in older people. Objective: To determine the association between walking pace and cognitive impairment in older Chilean adults. Methods: 1,788 adults older than 60 years from the 2016-2017 Chilean National Health Survey with data available in the exposure and outcome were included in this cross-sectio-nal study. Walking pace was self-reported and categorised as slow, average and brisk. Cognitive impairment was assessed using the Abbreviated Mini-Mental questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate the association between walking pace and cognitive impairment, logistic regression analyses – adjusted for sociodemographic, lifestyle and health-related covariates. Results: In the minimally adjusted model and compared to older adults who self-reported a brisk walking pace, those in the slow walking pace category were 2.67 times more likely to have cognitive impairment (OR: 2.67 [95% CI: 1.62, 4.42]). When the analyses were adjus-ted, the association was attenuated but remained significant (OR: 1.78 [95% CI: 1.15 3.17]). No associations were found between average pace walkers and cognitive impairment. Conclusion: Older adults who self-reported a slow walking pace having a higher likelihood of cognitive impairment than their counterparts who had a brisk walking pace. Considering that cognitive impairment is a geriatric syndrome with a high prevalence in the elderly, the-re is a need to emphasise strategies for an early diagnosis. Therefore, walking pace may be a useful marker to identify individuals at high risk of cognitive impairment. © 2022, Universidad del Norte. All rights reserved.
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