ASSOCIATIONS OF VASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY GENES WITH COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHINESE OLDER ADULTS: A COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY

Abstract

Although there have not been published norms for older adults of this test so far, it has been found that this test is more sensitive than visual naming tests in mixed etiology dementia. The aim of this study was to analyze the performance in the ANT of older adults and generate normative data. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive-observational study. We evaluated 73 adults (57 women, age range: 55-93, mean age: 68.41 SD: 9.09), without concomitant pathologies that potentially affect cognition. Spanish ANT adaptation was administered. SPSS program was used and Pearson correlations, ANOVA, means and standard deviations were calculated to generate normative data. Results: There were no differences in performance according to gender. A moderate negative significant correlation with age was found (r -.511, p< .001). The sample was divided into five age groups 50-59 years (M 43.94 SD 3.57), 60-69 years (M 43.94 SD 3.56), 70-79 years (M 39.87 SD 4.49), 80-89 years (M 39.25 SD 2.55) and 90-99 years (M 39.00 SD 2.83). A low positive significant correlation was found with education (r .397, p1⁄4 .001). A later analysis revealed that this correlation only occurs in the group of 50-59 years and 70-79 years. Conclusions: In the present study, the performance in the ANT of older adults was analyzed and normative data were generated. It was observed that age and education influence the performance of this test. Future studies should examine these results by expanding the sample.