We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Trends in Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Switzerland.
- Authors
Henchoz, Yves; Büla, Christophe; Gunten, Armin von; Blanco, Juan Manuel; Seematter-Bagnoud, Laurence; Démonet, Jean-Francois; Waeber, Gérard; Nanchen, David; Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte; von Gunten, Armin
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>With population aging, a key question is whether new cohorts of older people are in better health than previous ones. This study aimed to compare the physical and cognitive performance of community-dwelling older adults assessed at similar age in 2005, 2010, and 2015.<bold>Methods: </bold>This repeated cross-sectional analysis used data from the Lausanne cohort 65+, a three random sample population-based study. Performance of participants aged 66-71 years in 2005 (N = 1,309), 2010 (N = 1,253), and 2015 (N = 1,328) was compared using a battery of six physical and four cognitive tests. Analyses included tests for trend across samples and multivariable linear regression models.<bold>Results: </bold>Adjusted performance in all four timed physical tests (gait speed, Timed Up-and-Go, five times chair stand, and Moberg Picking-Up) improved across samples from 2005 to 2015, by +12.7% (95% confidence interval {CI} +10.5%; +14.9%) to +20.4% (95% CI +17.7%; +23.0%) in females, and by +10.6% (95% CI +8.7%; +12.4%) to +16.7% (95% CI +13.4%; +20.0%) in males. In contrast, grip strength and balance did not improve across samples. Adjusted cognitive performance showed no change in the Trail Making Test, but worsened significantly across samples for the Mini-Mental State Examination, verbal fluency, and the clock drawing test in both females (-1.9% [95% CI -2.7%; -1.1%] to -6.7% [95% CI -8.9%; -4.6%]) and males (-2.5% [95% CI -3.4%; -1.6%] to -8.0% [95% CI -11.1%; -4.9%]).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Over the last decade, performance of adults aged 66-71 years improved significantly in timed physical tests but worsened in most cognitive measures among later-born samples.
- Subjects
LAUSANNE (Switzerland); SWITZERLAND; PHYSICAL mobility; MINI-Mental State Examination; TRAIL Making Test; WALKING speed; OLDER people; GRIP strength
- Publication
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences, 2020, Vol 75, Issue 12, p2347
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/glaa008