TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations of Lipid Levels and Cognition
T2 - Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
AU - Lamar, Melissa
AU - Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A.
AU - Rodriguez, Carlos J.
AU - Kaplan, Robert C.
AU - Perera, Marisa J.
AU - Cai, Jianwen
AU - Espinoza Giacinto, Rebeca A.
AU - González, Hector M.
AU - Daviglus, Martha L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The HCHS/SOL was carried out as a collaborative study supported by contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the University of North Carolina (N01-HC65233), University of Miami (N01-HC65234), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (N01-HC65235), Northwestern University (N01-HC65236), and San Diego State University (N01-HC65237). The following Institutes/Centers/Offices contribute to the HCHS/SOL through a transfer of funds to the NHLBI: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the Office of Dietary Supplements. Funding for M.L. was provided by NIA K01-AG040192.
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2019 INS. Published by Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Objective: Hispanics/Latinos in the United States are less aware of their cholesterol levels and have a higher burden of associated adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes than non-Latino whites. Investigations of the associations between cholesterol levels and cognition in this population have often occurred within the context of metabolic syndrome and are limited to select lipids despite the fact that triglycerides (TGs) may be more relevant to the health of Hispanics/Latinos.Methods: Baseline data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, collected from 2008 to 2011, was used to investigate the associations of lipid levels (i.e., TG, total cholesterol, TC; low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C and HDL-C) with cognition (i.e., learning, memory, verbal fluency, and digit symbol substitution, DSS), adjusting for relevant confounders.Results: In 7413 participants ages 45 to 74Â years from Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and South American backgrounds, separate, fully adjusted linear regression models revealed that TG levels were inversely associated with DSS performance; however, this relationship was no longer significant once additional cardiovascular disease risk factors were added to the model (p =.06). TC and LDL-C levels (separately) were positively associated with learning and verbal fluency regardless of adjustments (p-values <.05). Separate analyses investigating the effect modification by background and sex revealed a particularly robust association between TC levels and DSS performance for Puerto Ricans and Central Americans (albeit in opposite directions) and an inverse relationship between TG levels and DSS performance for women (p-values <.02).Conclusions: It is important to consider individual lipid levels and demographic characteristics when investigating associations between cholesterol levels and cognition in Hispanics/Latinos.
AB - Objective: Hispanics/Latinos in the United States are less aware of their cholesterol levels and have a higher burden of associated adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes than non-Latino whites. Investigations of the associations between cholesterol levels and cognition in this population have often occurred within the context of metabolic syndrome and are limited to select lipids despite the fact that triglycerides (TGs) may be more relevant to the health of Hispanics/Latinos.Methods: Baseline data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, collected from 2008 to 2011, was used to investigate the associations of lipid levels (i.e., TG, total cholesterol, TC; low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C and HDL-C) with cognition (i.e., learning, memory, verbal fluency, and digit symbol substitution, DSS), adjusting for relevant confounders.Results: In 7413 participants ages 45 to 74Â years from Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and South American backgrounds, separate, fully adjusted linear regression models revealed that TG levels were inversely associated with DSS performance; however, this relationship was no longer significant once additional cardiovascular disease risk factors were added to the model (p =.06). TC and LDL-C levels (separately) were positively associated with learning and verbal fluency regardless of adjustments (p-values <.05). Separate analyses investigating the effect modification by background and sex revealed a particularly robust association between TC levels and DSS performance for Puerto Ricans and Central Americans (albeit in opposite directions) and an inverse relationship between TG levels and DSS performance for women (p-values <.02).Conclusions: It is important to consider individual lipid levels and demographic characteristics when investigating associations between cholesterol levels and cognition in Hispanics/Latinos.
KW - Cholesterol
KW - Cognition
KW - Latinos
KW - Learning
KW - Memory
KW - Triglycerides
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U2 - 10.1017/S1355617719001000
DO - 10.1017/S1355617719001000
M3 - Article
C2 - 31543086
AN - SCOPUS:85072654668
SN - 1355-6177
VL - 26
SP - 251
EP - 262
JO - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
JF - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
IS - 3
ER -
