Association between Sedentary Behavior and Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults: Cross-Sectional Results from ELSA-Brasil

Pricilla de Almeida Moreira (), Sheila Maria Alvim de Matos, Francisco José Gondim Pitanga, Luana Giatti, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Rosane Harter Griep, Maria da Conceição Chagas de Almeida and Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles Santos
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Pricilla de Almeida Moreira: Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40220-141, BA, Brazil
Sheila Maria Alvim de Matos: Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40220-141, BA, Brazil
Francisco José Gondim Pitanga: Department of Physical Education, School of Education, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40220-141, BA, Brazil
Luana Giatti: Postgraduate Program in Public Health, School of Medicine & Clinical Hospital, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
Sandhi Maria Barreto: Postgraduate Program in Public Health, School of Medicine & Clinical Hospital, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
Rosane Harter Griep: Laboratory of Health and Environment Education, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, RJ, Brazil
Maria da Conceição Chagas de Almeida: Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador 21045-900, BA, Brazil
Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles Santos: Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador 21045-900, BA, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-16

Abstract: Background: This study aimed to verify the association between Sedentary Behavior (SB) and performance on cognitive function tests in middle-aged and elderly adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 6505 participants (55.2% women) of ELSA-Brasil, with a median age of 61 years. The different types of SB considered were sitting time and screen time. The scores obtained in the memory, language, and executive function tests were used to assess cognitive performance (CP). The association between SB and CP was assessed using linear regression. Results: For men, sitting time was associated with better performance in memory, language, and executive function tests. Screen time on the weekend, showed a favorable association with performance in the executive function test. Occupational screen time on weekdays was positively associated with language test performance. For women, sitting time and occupational screen time were positively associated with performance on memory tests. SB was favorably associated with performance in language tests and executive function tests. Conclusions: SB seems to favor CP in this population without evident dementia and with a high level of education. The type of SB (mentally active or passive) and the schooling seem to be of particular interest for cognitive performance.

Keywords: sedentary behaviour; performance; cognition; aging; ELSA-Brasil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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