Low Exercise Capacity Increases the Risk of Low Cognitive Function in Healthy Young Men Born Preterm: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm birth is a risk factor for decreased exercise capacity and impaired cognitive functions in later life. The objective of this study was to disentangle the associations between preterm birth, physical fitness and cognitive performance in young adulthood.

Methods

This population-based cohort study included 218,802 young men born in Sweden 1973-1983. Data on birth characteristics was obtained from the Medical Birth Register and linked to exercise capacity assessed by ergometer cycling and cognitive tests performed at conscription for military service in 1993-2001. Cognitive performance was assessed using stanine (STAndard NINE) scores. The results were adjusted for socioeconomic factors.

Results

Exercise capacity was positively associated with cognitive

SUBMITTER: Svedenkrans J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4993500 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature