Open AccessThe Association Between Subjective Age and Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: Results From a Population-Based Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Yannick Stéphan,
Angelina R. Sutin,
Brice Canada,
Antonio Terracciano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbab047
Subject(s) - dementia , cognition , cognitive decline , gerontology , body mass index , cohort , longitudinal study , population , medicine , cohort study , psychology , demography , psychiatry , disease , environmental health , pathology , sociology
The motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome, characterized by cognitive complaints and slower gait speed, is a predementia syndrome associated with dementia and mortality risk. The present study examined whether subjective age, that is, how old or young individuals feel relative to their chronological age, is related to concurrent and incident MCR syndrome. A relation between subjective age and MCR will inform knowledge on psychological factors related to dementia risk, identify who is at greater risk, and suggest a potential target of intervention.