Body Mass Index Predicts Decline in Executive Function in Bipolar Disorder : Preliminary Data of a 12-Month Follow-up Study

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INTRODUCTION: Obesity and associated risk factors have been linked to cognitive decline before.

OBJECTIVES: In the present study, we evaluated potential cumulative negative effects of overweight and obesity on cognitive performance in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder (BD) in a longitudinal design.

METHODS: Neurocognitive measures (California Verbal Learning Test, Trail Making Test [TMT] A/B, Digit-Symbol-Test, Digit-Span, d2 Test), anthropometrics (e.g., body mass index [BMI]), and clinical ratings (Hamilton Depression Scale, Young Mania Rating Scale) were collected over a 12-month observation period. Follow-up data of 38 patients with BD (mean age 40 years; 15 males, 23 females) were available.

RESULTS: High baseline BMI predicted a decrease in the patient's performance in the Digit-Span backwards task measuring working memory performance. In contrast, cognitive performance was not predicted by increases in BMI at follow-up. Normal weight bipolar patients (n = 19) improved their performance on the TMT B, measuring cognitive flexibility and executive functioning, within 1 year, while overweight bipolar patients (n = 19) showed no change in this task.

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that overweight can predict cognitive performance changes over 12 months.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:80

Enthalten in:

Neuropsychobiology - 80(2021), 1 vom: 06., Seite 1-11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dalkner, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Bengesser, Susanne [VerfasserIn]
Birner, Armin [VerfasserIn]
Rieger, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Seebauer, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Platzer, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Hamm, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Maget, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Queissner, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Pilz, René [VerfasserIn]
Fellendorf, Frederike T [VerfasserIn]
Reininghaus, Bernd [VerfasserIn]
Strassnig, Martin T [VerfasserIn]
Kapfhammer, Hans-Peter [VerfasserIn]
Weiss, Elisabeth M [VerfasserIn]
Reininghaus, Eva Z [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitive function
Journal Article
Longitudinal
Observational Study
Overweight
Psychiatry
Psychopathology

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Date Completed 18.10.2021

Date Revised 18.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000505784

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310365236