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Predictors of clock drawing test (CDT) performance in elderly patients attending an internal medicine outpatient clinic: A pilot study on sun exposure and physical activity

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dc.creator Goksu, Sema Sezgin
dc.creator Gungor, Gokhan
dc.creator AYDIN, Zeynep Dilek
dc.creator Kutlucan, Ali
dc.creator Tamer, Mehmet Numan
dc.creator Ersoy, Ismail Hakki
dc.creator Basturk, Abdulkadir
dc.date 2011-04-30T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T12:02:44Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T12:02:44Z
dc.identifier f754cad1-b4df-4e2d-b6cb-44417b138655
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.archger.2010.11.018
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/f754cad1-b4df-4e2d-b6cb-44417b138655/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/76490
dc.description Influence of sun exposure and physical activity on cognition has not been evaluated simultaneously. We aimed to evaluate predictors of clock drawing test (CDT) performance on n = 125 patients attending an internal medicine outpatient clinic. Interview data was gathered on sociodemographic, health-related and lifestyle factors referring to the last year. Factors associated with obtaining a score > 0 and a full score (10/10) were analyzed by univariate (UVA) and multivariate (MVA) logistic regression analyses. Mean age of the participants was 72 +/- 5, 58% were women and 17% were illiterate. Mean CDT score was 4.70 +/- 2.27, 61.6% scored > 0 and 21.6% scored 10/10. Both duration of walking and summer sun exposure predicted a CDT score >0 in UVA. However only summer sun exposure was an independent predictor (odds ratio = OR = 1.73, 95% confidence interval = CI = 1.16-2.57). Other factors independently associated with obtaining a score > 0 were education level (OR = 2.70, 95% CI = 1.77-4.12) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) history (OR = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.008-0.78). Factors independently associated with obtaining a full score were weight (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.00-1.10), education level (OR = 2.04, 95% CI = 1.38-3.00) and visiting the clinic alone (OR = 3.92, 95% CI = 1.354-11.39). Our study shows that CDT can be utilized to unravel the lifestyle factors associated with cognitive function. To our knowledge, this is the first study to suggest an association between sun exposure and cognition. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Predictors of clock drawing test (CDT) performance in elderly patients attending an internal medicine outpatient clinic: A pilot study on sun exposure and physical activity
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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