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?-3 fatty acids and domain-specific cognitive aging: secondary analyses of data from WHISCA.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the hypothesis that higher levels of red blood cell (RBC) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) have a protective association with domain-specific cognitive function in women aged 65 years and older.

Methods

A total of 2,157 women with normal cognition enrolled in a clinical trial of postmenopausal hormone therapy were followed with annual cognitive testing for a median of 5.9 years. In this retrospective cohort study, we assessed the relationship between prerandomization RBC DHA + EPA levels and a) cognitive measures at baseline, and b) cognitive change over time. Endpoints were composite cognitive function and performance in 7 cognitive domains: fine motor speed, verbal memory, visual memory, spatial ability, verbal knowledge, verbal fluency, and working memory.

Results

After adjustment for demographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics, no significant (p < 0.01) cross-sectional cognitive differences were found between women in the high and low DHA + EPA tertiles at the time of the first annual cognitive battery. In addition, no significant (p < 0.01) differences were found between the high and low DHA + EPA tertiles in the rate of cognitive change over time.

Conclusions

We did not find an association between RBC DHA + EPA levels and age-associated cognitive decline in a cohort of older, dementia-free women.

SUBMITTER: Ammann EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3888166 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ω-3 fatty acids and domain-specific cognitive aging: secondary analyses of data from WHISCA.

Ammann Eric M EM   Pottala James V JV   Harris William S WS   Espeland Mark A MA   Wallace Robert R   Denburg Natalie L NL   Carnahan Ryan M RM   Robinson Jennifer G JG  

Neurology 20130925 17


<h4>Objective</h4>To test the hypothesis that higher levels of red blood cell (RBC) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) have a protective association with domain-specific cognitive function in women aged 65 years and older.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 2,157 women with normal cognition enrolled in a clinical trial of postmenopausal hormone therapy were followed with annual cognitive testing for a median of 5.9 years. In this retrospective cohort study, we assessed the relatio  ...[more]

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