지역사회 노인에서의 머리둘레와 인지기능의 연관성

• 영문명: Correlation between Head Circumference and Cognition in the Elderly
• 발행기관: 대한노인정신의학회
• 저자명: 백혜원(Hye Won Baek) 손상준(Sang Joon Son) 이강수(Kang-Soo Lee) 김현정(Hyun Jung Kim) 장기중(Ki Jung Chang) 노현웅(Hyun Woong Roh) 이윤환(Yunhwan Lee) 백종환(Jong Hwan Back) 노재성(Jai Sung Noh) 정영기(Young Ki Chung) 임기영(Ki Young Lim) 홍창형(Chang Hyung Hong)
• 간행물 정보: 『노인정신의학』노인정신의학 제18권 제2호, 51~54쪽, 전체 3쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.10.31

영문 초록

Objective：Head circumference (HC) has been reported to be an index of cognitive functioning in the elderly and in Alzheimer’s patients. The object of the study is to find the relationship between HC and cognition. Methods：A total of 7,603 subjects over 60 years of age were analyzed from preliminary data of Gwangju Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Study. HC was manually measured and cognitive functioning was assessed by the Korean version of the Mini Mental State Examination (K-MMSE). Results：Correlational analysis showed that HC was associated with age (r=-0.14, p＜0.01), education (r=0.33, p＜0.01), height (r=0.26, p＜0.01), and K-MMSE (r=0.28, p＜0.01). Also, even after adjusting for confounding variables (age, education, height, gender) the positive association between HC and K-MMSE score remained significant (β=0.18, p＜0.001). Conclusion：The results suggest that HC may play an important role in predicting cognitive impairment in the elderly.

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머리둘레 인지기능 노인 Head circumference Cognition Elderly