PMID- 15852453
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20050829
LR  - 20050502
IS  - 0885-6230 (Print)
IS  - 0885-6230 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 5
DP  - 2005 May
TI  - Does arm length indicate cognitive and functional reserve?
PG  - 406-12
AB  - BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine whether arm length and height were 
      associated with cognitive and functional abilities. METHODS: Screening interviews 
      were conducted in 235 community dwelling individuals aged 65 and over. The 
      assessment scales included the Korean version of modified Mini-Mental State 
      Examination (K-mMMSE) for cognition, and the Korean Instrumental Activities of 
      Daily Living (K-IADL) for functional ability. All the participants were examined 
      clinically and a diagnosis of dementia was ascertained. Anthropometric 
      measurements included total arm span and height. RESULTS: Both arm length and 
      height correlated significantly with the cognitive and functional scales. In the 
      multivariate regression models, their associations were significant, independent 
      of age, sex, education, and other variables. Shorter arm length was also 
      significantly associated with dementia; while, height lost significance after an 
      adjustment for the potential confounders. CONCLUSIONS: Arm length and height 
      could indicate cognitive and functional ability. Arm length, which was known to 
      be less prone to degenerative processes, might be more stable as an indicator for 
      cognitive and functional reserve capacity than height.
CI  - Copyright 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
FAU - Jeong, Seul-Ki
AU  - Jeong SK
AD  - Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, 
      Republic of Korea.
FAU - Kim, Jae-Min
AU  - Kim JM
FAU - Kweon, Sun-Seog
AU  - Kweon SS
FAU - Shin, Min-Ho
AU  - Shin MH
FAU - Seo, Man-Wook
AU  - Seo MW
FAU - Kim, Young-Hyun
AU  - Kim YH
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
JT  - International journal of geriatric psychiatry
JID - 8710629
SB  - IM
MH  - Activities of Daily Living
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - Arm/*anatomy & histology
MH  - *Body Height
MH  - Dementia/*pathology
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - Female
MH  - Geriatric Assessment/methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Risk Factors
EDAT- 2005/04/27 09:00
MHDA- 2005/08/30 09:00
CRDT- 2005/04/27 09:00
PHST- 2005/04/27 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/08/30 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/04/27 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/gps.1295 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005 May;20(5):406-12. doi: 10.1002/gps.1295.