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| Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2003): |
Smoking and cognitive performance in the community elderly: a longitudinal study.
Full Abstract
This prospective study investigated the association between smoking and cognitive performance in a community of nondemented elderly subjects aged 65 or older. All subjects were categorized as current smokers, former smokers, or never smokers. The lifetime cigarette exposure was computed. At baseline, we found the abstainers from smoking had better cognitive performances; however, the differences were not significant after adjusting for age, education, hypertension, diabetes, and vascular events. The lifetime cigarette exposure was not predictive of the cognitive status. At a 3-year follow-up, neither the smoking status nor the lifetime cigarette exposure predicted the declination of cognition.
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Author information
Author/s: Chen, Wei-Ta (WT); Wang, Pei-Ning (PN); Wang, Shuu-Jiun (SJ); Fuh, Jong-Ling (JL); Lin, Ker-Neng (KN); Liu, Hsiu-Chih (HC);
Affiliation: Neuralogical Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol), published in Canada. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Mar; vol 16 (issue 1) : pp 18-22
Dates: Created 2003/03/18; Completed 2003/07/16; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12641368, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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