Type 2 Diabetes Independent of Glycemic Control is Associated With Cognitive Impairments: Findings From NHANES

Rozmin Jiwani, Brittany Dennis, Alfonso L. Neri, Chandler Bess, Sara Espinoza, Jing Wang, Monica C. Serra

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Abstract

Examine the association between glycemic control and cognition. Included subjects ≥60 years who participated in the 2013 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and completed one of the followings: Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease Word List (CERAD-WL), Animal Fluency (AF), Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), and CERAD-Delayed Recall (CERAD-DR). Stratified participants into: No type 2 diabetes (T2D; N = 557), Controlled T2D (N = 41), Uncontrolled T2D (N = 120), and Untreated T2D (N = 86). Multiple regression was used to examine the association between variables. After adjusting for demographics and cardiovascular risk factors, Uncontrolled T2D was associated with lower DSST (β = −3.164, p =.04), and Untreated T2D was associated with a trend for having lower CERAD-DR (β = −.496, p =.06) scores. T2D, independent of glycemic control, is associated with cognitive impairment and this relationship is influenced by modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1225-1233
Number of pages9
JournalClinical Nursing Research
Volume31
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

Keywords

  • NHANES
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • cognition
  • glycemic control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing

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