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Honjo Hisashi
Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Relationships between Urination Dysfunction (UD) and Brain Functions of Middle and Upper-Middle Aged Community Dwellers: Evidence from the Yakumo Study.
Author(s): Hatta Takeshi*, Hatta Taketoshi, Iwahara Akihiko, Honjo Hisashi and Hasegawa Yukiharu
Aim: To compare the cognitive and physical abilities between upper-middle aged participants who have experienced Urination Dysfunction (UD) during last 4 weeks and intact control participants. Methods: In total 694 upper-middle aged participants (age ranged from 40 to 89 years old) were given a questionnaire for UD, cognitive tests (Digit Cancellation Test: D-CAT, and Logical Memory Test: LMT) and physical ability tests (Timed-get-Up and Go test: TUG and postural tremor test), individually. Results: We compared cognitive and physical abilities test performances between UD and Intact control group participants. Conclusion: The performance in a cognitive test, D-CAT, assessing prefrontal cortex function, and performance in tests of physical abilities including agility (TUG), were .. View more»