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WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
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DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2021.2011408
Keywords
Cognition; German National Cohort; NAKO; depression; cognitive ageing; confirmatory factor analysis
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- Federal Ministry of Education and Research [01ER1301A/B/C, 01ER1511D]
- Helmholtz Association
- Leibniz Association
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [01EW1810, 01EW1904]
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This study described the cognitive test battery of the German National Cohort (NAKO) and examined its associations with demographic variables and selected psychiatric and neurological conditions. The results showed that lower cognitive function was associated with increasing age and male sex, while higher education and absence of childhood trauma were associated with better cognitive function.
Objectives To describe the cognitive test battery of the German National Cohort (NAKO), a population-based mega cohort of 205,000 randomly selected participants, and to examine associations with demographic variables and selected psychiatric and neurological conditions. Methods Initial data from 96,401 participants providing data on the cognitive performance measured by a brief cognitive test battery (12-word list recall task, semantic fluency, Stroop test, digit span backwards) was examined. Test results were summarised in cognitive domain scores using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Associations with sociodemographic and psychiatric factors were analysed using linear regression and generalised additive models. Results Cognitive test results were best represented by two domain scores reflecting memory and executive functions. Lower cognitive functions were associated with increasing age and male sex. Higher education and absence of childhood trauma were associated with better cognitive function. Moderate to severe levels of anxiety and depression, and a history of stroke, were related to lower cognitive function with a stronger effect on executive function as compared to memory. Some associations with cognition differed by German language proficiency. Conclusions The NAKO cognitive test battery and the derived cognitive domain scores for memory and executive function are sensitive measures of cognition.
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