Obese but Fit: The Benefits of Fitness on Cognition in Obese Older Adults.

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Title
Obese but Fit: The Benefits of Fitness on Cognition in Obese Older Adults.
Journal
The Canadian journal of cardiology
Author(s)
Boidin M., Handfield N., Ribeiro PAB, Desjardins-Crépeau L., Gagnon C., Lapierre G., Gremeaux V., Lalongé J., Nigam A., Juneau M., Gayda M., Bherer L.
ISSN
1916-7075 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0828-282X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
36
Number
11
Pages
1747-1753
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Obesity is associated with an accelerated cognitive decline. Aerobic fitness has a protective effect on cognition in older adults, but no study has investigated this effect in obese individuals. The present study aimed to 1) compare cognitive function in lower-fit (LoFit) and higher-fit (HiFit) obese individuals compared with nonobese individuals, and 2) examine the association between exercise variables (including hemodynamic variables) and cognitive function in obese individuals.
Fifty-four obese and 16 nonobese individuals performed a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (with gas exchange analysis and noninvasive hemodynamic measurement) and cognitive tests assessing short-term and working memory, processing speed, executive function, and long-term verbal memory. Obese individuals were divided into 2 groups according to their median aerobic fitness divided by lean body mass to form a group of LoFit obese (n = 27) and a group of HiFit obese (n = 27) individuals.
A total of 14 nonobese individuals and 49 obese individuals were included in the final analysis (HiFit: n = 26, LoFit: n = 23). Compared with LoFit obese, HiFit obese participants had greater performances in executive function (P = 0.002) and short-term memory (P = 0.02). Nonobese and HiFit obese participants showed equivalent performances in all domains of cognition. In obese individuals, aerobic fitness was the only independent predictor for short-term memory (R <sup>2</sup> = 0.24; P < 0.001), working memory (R <sup>2</sup> = 0.16; P = 0.02), processing speed (R <sup>2</sup> = 0.22; P = 0.01), and executive function (R <sup>2</sup> = 0.49; P = 0.003), but not for long-term verbal memory (R <sup>2</sup> = 0.15; P = 0.26).
HiFit obese individuals showed greater short-term memory and executive function performances compared with LoFit obese individuals, suggesting that aerobic fitness could help preserve cognitive function despite the presence of obesity.
Keywords
Aged, Cognition/physiology, Cognition Disorders/physiopathology, Cognition Disorders/rehabilitation, Exercise/physiology, Exercise Test, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Memory, Short-Term/physiology, Middle Aged, Obesity, Retrospective Studies
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