Smoking and Cognitive Decline Among Middle-Aged Men and Women: The Doetinchem Cohort Study

Nooyens, Astrid C. J.; Gelder, B.M. van; Verschuren, W M Monique

doi:10.2105/ajph.2007.130294

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“…Earlier prospective studies have shown an association between smoking and cognitive decline [31]. Independent of carotid atherosclerosis and albuminuria, we found that smoking predicted a lower score both on the digit symbol and on the finger-tapping tests, but not on the Mini Mental Status Examination or on the 12-word test parts 1 and 2.…”

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Albuminuria and Carotid Atherosclerosis as Predictors of Cognitive Function in a General Population

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Background/Aims: Albuminuria and carotid atherosclerosis are predictors of cardiovascular disease and potential predictors of cognitive decline. Our aim was to study whether albuminuria was an early predictor of cognitive function independent of carotid atherosclerosis in a general population. Methods: The study population comprised 1,577 adults without self-reported stroke. In 1994 and 2007 all were screened for cardiovascular risk factors, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR), carotid intima-media thickness and carotid total plaque area (TPA). Endpoints were neuropsychological test results in 2007 from the digit symbol test, the finger-tapping test, the Mini Mental Status Examination and the 12-word test parts 1 and 2. Multivariate linear regression was used to assess associations. Results: Higher ACR, ΔACR, intima-media thickness, TPA and ΔTPA independently predicted a lower score on the digit symbol test. Higher ΔACR and ΔTPA predicted a lower score on the finger-tapping test. Higher TPA predicted a lower score on the 12-word test part 1 (immediate recall). Smoking predicted lower scores on the digit symbol and finger-tapping tests independent of albuminuria and carotid atherosclerosis. Conclusions: Our results suggest that albuminuria, carotid atherosclerosis and smoking are independent predictors of executive function and motor tempo.

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Albuminuria and Carotid Atherosclerosis as Predictors of Cognitive Function in a General Population

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“…Smoking-related memory decline in general has been linked with increases in accelerated cerebral degeneration, such as brain shrinkage and atrophy [33,34] and recent evidence has highlighted links between dangerous carcinogens in tobacco smoking and neuronal damage in the mammalian brain [35]. It is feasible that, given the links between PM and activity in the prefrontal/frontal regions of the brain [36,37] there is smoking-related damage at the cerebral, or even neuronal levels.…”

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A Comparison of Social (Weekend) Smokers, Regular (Daily) Smokers and a Never-Smoked Group Upon Everyday Prospective Memory

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O’Neill

2011

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Abstract:Our previous studies suggested that smokers have a worse performance on everyday prospective memory (PM) tasks than non-smokers. The present study compared regular and social smokers to see if there is a dose-response relationship between smoking and PM. We recruited 28 social (weekend) smokers (SS), 28 regular (daily) smokers (RS) and 28 people who had never smoked (NS) from among social science students who reported no psychiatric or drug and alcohol problems. The participant's PM was assessed by means of a Prospective Remembering Video Procedure (PRVP). After controlling for between-group variations in weekly (moderate) alcohol use, mood and IQ, the findings revealed that NS performed better than RS (F= 1.44, p<0.01) and SS (F= 1.70, p<0.01), with no significant difference between RS and SS (F= 1.00, p=.38).Smokers have a lower performance on our PM task than non-smokers, regardless of the type of smoking pattern.

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“…33,34,35 Current smoking has been found to be associated with deficits in specific cognitive domains including psychomotor speed, flexibility, and memory, 306 but the mechanisms connecting smoking and cognitive decline are still debated. Cigarette smoking is associated with reduced microstructural integrity of the cerebral white matter 307 and there is some evidence that smoking cessation protects against these changes.…”

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Prevention of Vascular Cognitive Impairment

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Zietemann²

2012

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Smoking and Cognitive Decline Among Middle-Aged Men and Women: The Doetinchem Cohort Study

Abstract: Interventions to prevent or stop people from smoking may postpone cognitive decline in middle-aged persons.

Cited by 110 publications

References 33 publications

Albuminuria and Carotid Atherosclerosis as Predictors of Cognitive Function in a General Population

Albuminuria and Carotid Atherosclerosis as Predictors of Cognitive Function in a General Population

A Comparison of Social (Weekend) Smokers, Regular (Daily) Smokers and a Never-Smoked Group Upon Everyday Prospective Memory

Prevention of Vascular Cognitive Impairment

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