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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2022

Energetic Cost of Walking and Brain Atrophy in Mid-to-Late Life.

Ryan J Dougherty, Fangyu Liu, Yang An, Amal A Wanigatunga, Qu Tian, Christos Davatzikos, Eleanor M Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Susan M Resnick, Jennifer A Schrack

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Article in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Ryan J DoughertyDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Fangyu LiuDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1554-1478
Yang AnIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Amal A WanigatungaDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5763-5184
Qu TianIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Christos DavatzikosDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1025-8561
Eleanor M SimonsickIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Luigi FerrucciIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6273-1613
Susan M ResnickIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jennifer A SchrackDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9244-9267

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG066507 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Corinne Pettigrew · 2020 to 2026
$29.3M
Neuroimaging Predictors of Cognitive Decline, Impairment, and ResilienceZIAAG000191 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI FERRUCCI, LUIGI · 2009 to 2025
$26.4M
Early Markers of Alzheimer DiseaseZIAAG000185 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI WALKER, KEENAN · 2009 to 2025
$20.4M
Research Training in Age-Related Cognitive DisordersT32AG027668 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MARILYN S. ALBERT · 2007 to 2026
$6.3M
Energy Reserves, Physical Activity, and Alzheimer's Disease in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of AgingU01AG057545 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SCHRACK, JENNIFER ANN · 2017 to 2021
$3.0M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066507NIA NIH HHS T32 AG027668NIA NIH HHS U01 AG057545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigher energetic costs for mobility are associated with declining gait speed, and slow gait is linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. However, the physiological underpinnings of gait and brain health have not been well explored. We examined the associations of the energetic cost of walking with brain volume in cognitively unimpaired adults from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

methodsWe used brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from 850 participants (mean baseline age 66.3 ± 14.5 years), of whom 451 had longitudinal MRI data (2.8 ± 1.0 MRI scans over 4.0 ± 2.0 years). The energetic cost of walking was assessed as the average energy expended (V̇O2) during 2.5 minutes of customary-paced overground walking. Multivariable linear mixed-effects models examined the associations between baseline energetic cost of walking and regional brain volumes adjusting for covariates.

resultsAt baseline, higher energetic cost of walking was cross-sectionally associated with lower gray and white matter volumes within the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes, as well as hippocampal, total brain, and larger ventricular volumes (all false-discovery rate [FDR] p < .05). A baseline energetic cost of walking × time interaction demonstrated that participants with higher energetic cost of walking had faster annual decline in hippocampal volume (FDR p = .02) and accelerated annual increase in ventricular volumes (FDR p = .02).

conclusionsThe energetic cost of walking is associated with gray and white matter volumes and subsequent hippocampal atrophy and ventricular enlargement. Collectively, these data suggest the energetic cost of walking may be an early marker of neurodegeneration that contributes to the gait brain connection.

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Neurodegenerative DiseasesWalkingAgedAged, 80 and overAtrophyBrainGaitHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingEpidemiologyMotor controlVolumetric MRIWalking economyWalking efficiency

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PMID34628503
PMCPMC9536456

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