@article{ref1,
title="Decreased motor function is associated with poorer cognitive function in elderly with type 2 diabetes",
journal="Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders: Extra",
year="2014",
author="Guerrero-Berroa, Elizabeth and Ravona-Springer, Ramit and Heymann, Anthony and Schmeidler, James and Silverman, Jeremy M. and Sano, Mary and Koifmann, Keren and Preiss, Rachel and Hoffman, Hadas and Schnaider Beeri, Michal",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="103-112",
abstract="BACKGROUND/AIMS: Impaired motor function has been associated with cognitive impairment and dementia, but this relationship is poorly understood in elderly with type 2 diabetes (T2D). We thus investigated it in a large sample (n = 726) of cognitively normal elderly with T2D. <br><br>METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, hierarchical linear regressions assessed correlations of 3 motor measures (timed walk, grip strength, and self-reported motor difficulties) with episodic memory, attention/working memory, semantic categorization, executive function, and overall cognition controlling for demographics. <br><br>RESULTS: Longer timed walk and weaker grip strength were associated with poorer performance in all cognitive domains except episodic memory. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Associations of motor and cognitive functions in T2D and non-T2D samples are consistent. A lack of association of motor function with episodic memory may suggest non-Alzheimer's disease-related underlying mechanisms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-5464",
doi="10.1159/000360280",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000360280"
}