Body Mass Index Predicts Decline in Executive Function in Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Data of a 12-Month Follow-up Study

Introduction: Obesity and associated risk factors have been linked to cognitive decline before. Objectives: In the present study, we evaluated potential cumulative negative effects of overweight and obesity on cognitive performance in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder (BD) in a longitudinal design. Methods: Neurocognitive measures (California Verbal Learning Test, Trail Making Test [TMT] A/B, Digit-Symbol-Test, Digit-Span, d2 Test), anthropometrics (e.g., body mass index [BMI]), and clinical ratings (Hamilton Depression Scale, Young Mania Rating Scale) were collected over a 12-month observation period. Follow-up data of 38 patients with BD (mean age 40 years; 15 males, 23 females) were available. Results: High baseline BMI predicted a decrease in the patient’s performance in the Digit-Span backwards task measuring working memory performance. In contrast, cognitive performance was not predicted by increases in BMI at follow-up. Normal weight bipolar patients (n = 19) improved their performance on the TMT B, measuring cognitive flexibility and executive functioning, within 1 year, while overweight bipolar patients (n = 19) showed no change in this task. Conclusions: The results suggest that overweight can predict cognitive performance changes over 12 months.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Neuropsychobiology

• Publication date

  2020-05-26

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1159/000505784PMID 32454501
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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