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The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults

The expansion of ageing population has gained much public attention on the importance of healthy and successful ageing, which is absence of major chronic diseases, preserved physiological and cognitive functioning and active engagement with life. Previous studies have found there was a significant c...

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Main Authors: Lau, Huijin, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin,, Nor Fadilah Rajab,, Suzana Shahar,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling my-ukm.journal.114802018-03-16T00:36:34Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11480/ The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults Lau, Huijin Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Suzana Shahar, The expansion of ageing population has gained much public attention on the importance of healthy and successful ageing, which is absence of major chronic diseases, preserved physiological and cognitive functioning and active engagement with life. Previous studies have found there was a significant correlation between physical fitness with cognition. However, the relationship between physical fitness with successful and unsuccessful cognitive ageing groups are very limited. This study was aimed to identify the significant physical fitness components that contribute in reducing risk of cognitive decline represented as different cognitive ageing groups. A total of 300 community-based elderly aged 60 and above from the states of Selangor, Perak and Kelantan were recruited using multistage random sampling method in this cross-sectional study. Cognitive function of subjects was categorized into three groups, namely Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) (n = 100), Usual Ageing (UA) (n = 100) and Successful Ageing (SA) (n = 100) based on defined criteria. Senior Fitness Tests included 2-minute step, handgrip strength, chair stand, chair sit-and-reach, 8 foot up-and-go and back scratch were measured to determine the cardiorespiratory fitness; muscle strength; agility and flexibility of subjects. SA group had significantly better performance than non-SA groups in all fitness components, except for chair sit-and-reach. After controlling for age, gender, education years and smoking status, handgrip strength and chair stand tests were associated with a reduced risk of MCI by 7% [OR: 0.93, 95% C.I: 0.88-0.99, p < 0.05] and 15% [OR: 0.85, 95% C.I: 0.75-0.95, p < 0.01], respectively. These findings suggest that older adults with higher upper and lower body muscular strength could serve as protective factors for cognitive impairment. Further research is warranted to evaluate the mechanism of physical and cognitive decline such as Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome (MCR) in more detailed for the purpose for promoting healthy and successful ageing. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11480/1/16774-56217-1-PB.pdf Lau, Huijin and Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, and Nor Fadilah Rajab, and Suzana Shahar, (2017) The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 15 (2(SI)). pp. 97-102. ISSN 1675-8161 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/894
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description The expansion of ageing population has gained much public attention on the importance of healthy and successful ageing, which is absence of major chronic diseases, preserved physiological and cognitive functioning and active engagement with life. Previous studies have found there was a significant correlation between physical fitness with cognition. However, the relationship between physical fitness with successful and unsuccessful cognitive ageing groups are very limited. This study was aimed to identify the significant physical fitness components that contribute in reducing risk of cognitive decline represented as different cognitive ageing groups. A total of 300 community-based elderly aged 60 and above from the states of Selangor, Perak and Kelantan were recruited using multistage random sampling method in this cross-sectional study. Cognitive function of subjects was categorized into three groups, namely Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) (n = 100), Usual Ageing (UA) (n = 100) and Successful Ageing (SA) (n = 100) based on defined criteria. Senior Fitness Tests included 2-minute step, handgrip strength, chair stand, chair sit-and-reach, 8 foot up-and-go and back scratch were measured to determine the cardiorespiratory fitness; muscle strength; agility and flexibility of subjects. SA group had significantly better performance than non-SA groups in all fitness components, except for chair sit-and-reach. After controlling for age, gender, education years and smoking status, handgrip strength and chair stand tests were associated with a reduced risk of MCI by 7% [OR: 0.93, 95% C.I: 0.88-0.99, p < 0.05] and 15% [OR: 0.85, 95% C.I: 0.75-0.95, p < 0.01], respectively. These findings suggest that older adults with higher upper and lower body muscular strength could serve as protective factors for cognitive impairment. Further research is warranted to evaluate the mechanism of physical and cognitive decline such as Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome (MCR) in more detailed for the purpose for promoting healthy and successful ageing.
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author Lau, Huijin
Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin,
Nor Fadilah Rajab,
Suzana Shahar,
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Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin,
Nor Fadilah Rajab,
Suzana Shahar,
The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults
author_facet Lau, Huijin
Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin,
Nor Fadilah Rajab,
Suzana Shahar,
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title The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults
title_short The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults
title_full The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults
title_fullStr The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults
title_full_unstemmed The association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults
title_sort association between physical fitness with successful ageing and risk of cognitive impairment among malaysian older adults
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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