Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Cognitive Performance in Children

Sebastian Ludyga; Sabrina Köchli; Markus Gerber; Oliver Faude; Lukas Zahner; Henner Hanssen

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.011

Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Cognitive Performance in Children

J Pediatr. 2020 Sep:224:162-165.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.011. Epub 2020 May 15.

Authors

Sebastian Ludyga¹, Sabrina Köchli², Markus Gerber², Oliver Faude², Lukas Zahner², Henner Hanssen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: sebastian.ludyga@unibas.ch.
² Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 32417253
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.011

Abstract

Markers of cardiovascular risk and cognitive performance were assessed in 347 children. In contrast with body mass index and blood pressure, only retinal microcirculation explained a unique proportion of variance in inhibitory control and information processing, when dependencies between markers of cardiovascular risk were accounted for.

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Child, Preschool
Cognition*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Heart Disease Risk Factors*
Humans
Microcirculation
Retinal Vessels / physiology*
Switzerland