pISSN 1226-6329 / eISSN 2733-4600
대한노인정신의학회 (18권2호 51-54)
Correlation between Head Circumference and Cognition in the Elderly
지역사회 노인에서의 머리둘레와 인지기능의 연관성
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)
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.
머리둘레,인지기능,노인, Head circumference,Cognition,Elderly
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