Open AccessTriglycerides are negatively correlated with cognitive function in nondemented aging adults.
Author(s) -
Vishnu Parthasarathy,
Darvis Frazier,
Brianne M. Bettcher,
Laura Jastrzab,
Li-Lian Chao,
Bruce R Reed,
Dan M Mungas,
Michael W. Weiner,
Charles DeCarli,
Helena C. Chui,
Joel H. Kramer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1931-1559
pISSN - 0894-4105
DOI - 10.1037/neu0000335
Subject(s) - psychology , fractional anisotropy , clinical dementia rating , medicine , dementia , affect (linguistics) , white matter , cognition , triglyceride , hyperlipidemia , endocrinology , cholesterol , neuroscience , cognitive impairment , diabetes mellitus , magnetic resonance imaging , disease , communication , radiology
Vascular risk factors like hyperlipidemia may adversely affect brain function. We hypothesized that increased serum triglycerides are associated with decreased executive function and memory in nondemented elderly subjects. We also researched possible vascular mediators and white matter microstructure as assessed with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).