Journal article
The association between physical fitness parameters and white matter microstructure in older adults: A diffusion tensor imaging study
Psychophysiology, Vol.57(5), e13539
2020
Abstract
The present study was designed to examine whether different measures of physical fitness are differentially associated with white matter (WM) microstructure in older adults. Fifty‐six healthy adults (mean age: 59.14 years) completed a standardized evaluation of physical fitness measurements (e.g., VO2peak, push‐ups, abdominal sit‐ups, sit‐and‐reach, t test, and vertical jump). Fractional anisotropy (FA), an index of WM microstructure, was assessed using diffusion tensor imaging. The findings indicated that the cardiorespiratory fitness was positively associated with FA in the right cingulum hippocampus and the left cerebral peduncle. However, other physical fitness metrics were not significantly associated with FA in any region. These results suggest that cardiorespiratory fitness, but not other metrics of fitness, might be sensitive to WM microstructure.
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- Title
- The association between physical fitness parameters and white matter microstructure in older adults: A diffusion tensor imaging study
- Authors/Creators
- F‐T Chen (Author/Creator)K.I. Erickson (Author/Creator) - University of PittsburghH. Huang (Author/Creator) - University of PittsburghY‐K Chang (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Psychophysiology, Vol.57(5), e13539
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005545565307891
- Copyright
- © 2020 Society for Psychophysiological Research
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Allied Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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