PMID- 26064106
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150611
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 1687-8337 (Print)
IS  - 1687-8345 (Electronic)
IS  - 1687-8337 (Linking)
VI  - 2015
DP  - 2015
TI  - Cognitive Function and Salivary DHEA Levels in Physically Active Elderly African 
      American Women.
PG  - 219046
LID - 10.1155/2015/219046 [doi]
LID - 219046
AB  - Serum and plasma dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) concentration has been 
      associated with several health parameters associated with aging including 
      cognitive function, bone mineral density, and muscular strength. However, the 
      effectiveness of salivary DHEA for the prediction of cognitive function, bone 
      mineral density, and muscular strength in older adults is currently unknown. 
      Thirty elderly African American females provided early morning salivary samples 
      and DHEA levels were determined using a commercially available immunoassay. 
      Participants completed testing for psychomotor and executive function via Trail 
      Making Tests (TMT) A and B, respectively. Bone ultrasound attenuation (BUA) was 
      used to bone density and an isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) was used to determine 
      isometric strength. Age significantly correlated with time on TMT A (r=0.328) and 
      B (r=0.615) but was not related to DHEA, BUA, or IMTP outcomes. Elevated DHEA was 
      associated with longer time to completion for TMT A (chi (2) = 5.14) but not to TMT 
      B. DHEA levels were not associated with BUA or IMTP outcomes. While elevated 
      levels of DHEA were correlated with impaired psychomotor function, salivary DHEA 
      is not associated with executive function, bone mineral density, or isometric 
      strength in elderly African American women.
FAU - Davis, Greggory R
AU  - Davis GR
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2410-9070
AD  - School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, 
      USA.
FAU - Gallien, Gabrielle J
AU  - Gallien GJ
AD  - School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, 
      USA.
FAU - Moody, Kaitlyn M
AU  - Moody KM
AD  - School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, 
      USA.
FAU - LeBlanc, Nina R
AU  - LeBlanc NR
AD  - School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, 
      USA.
FAU - Smoak, Peter R
AU  - Smoak PR
AD  - School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, 
      USA.
FAU - Bellar, David
AU  - Bellar D
AD  - School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, 
      USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150512
PL  - Egypt
TA  - Int J Endocrinol
JT  - International journal of endocrinology
JID - 101516376
PMC - PMC4443930
EDAT- 2015/06/13 06:00
MHDA- 2015/06/13 06:01
PMCR- 2015/05/12
CRDT- 2015/06/12 06:00
PHST- 2014/12/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/04/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2015/04/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/06/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/06/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/06/13 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2015/05/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2015/219046 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Endocrinol. 2015;2015:219046. doi: 10.1155/2015/219046. Epub 2015 May 12.