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Kazue Sawami et al., Biomed Res 2018, Volume 29 | DOI: 10.4066/biomedicalresearch-C5-014
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE
ABILITY AND VASCULAR AGE AND STRESS
Kazue Sawami
1
, Tetsuro Kitamura
1
and
Chizuko Suishu
2
1
Nara Medical University, Japan
2
Shubun University, Japan
Introduction:
About people with unbalanced diet, they are evident that high
palatability (addictive) substances, such as drinking alcohol or smoking, all
occur due to emptiness, psychologically the AME mechanism, with emotional
and mental factors playing a big role. Therefore, we have, focused on mental
soundness, and researched the relationships between mental health level/
stress a cognition/judgement. Additionally, to determine the relation between
body composition and cognitive function, we carried out the measurements
with an inner scan monitor.
Methods:
A screening test for mild cognitive impairment: montreal cognitive
assessment (MoCA test), measurement of body composition by an inner
scan monitor, and stress level tests were performed by measuring α-amylase
levels in the saliva from the sublingual gland. For statistical evaluation of
scores before and after each cognitive test intervention, t tests were used. To
test for relationships between the score of cognitive test and measured value
of body composition and α-amylase levels, Pearson‘s correlation coefficient
was used.
Results:
Significant improvements in cognitive function were detected after
intervention, with the strongest correlating variable with the cognitive function
and body composition comparisons being blood vessel age. For cognitive
score, before the intervention was 23.4 points (<26 points), and it did not
meet the cut-off value. After the non-intervention control period of six month,
when measured again, it was 24.7 points (<26 points), though with a slight
increase in the total score, there was not much changed in each cognitive
category. After the intervention, the average total score was 25.8 points (<26
points), it increased to a score significantly closer to the cut-off value. Next,
for α-amylase of the stress measurement results, in the correlation between
psychological stress and cognitive abilities, correlation has been observed;
the higher saliva amylase that reflects mental stress was, the lower the
cognitive ability was (Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient, r=-
0.25).
Conclusions:
The cognitive training employing rhythmical exercises and
touching not only improved cognitive functions but also reduced stress.
Negative correlations were detected between cognitive function and vascular
age, and stress levels. Therefore, to maintain the cognitive function, it is
necessary to improve the dietary life as a means of improving vascular age
and perform activities to provide stress relief.
Kazue Sawami is a Professor at Nara Medical Univer-
sity and completed her PhD at Health Science. Her re-
search is about the cognitive abilities of elderly people.
sawami@naramed-u.ac.jpBIOGRAPHY