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We read with interest the article by Yaffe et al¹ recently published in the ARCHIVES demonstrating that women with higher levels of physical activity are less likely to develop cognitive decline 6 to 8 years later.

We would like to support these results by presenting data regarding the changes of cognitive status in a population of old citizens (aged 70-75 years) living in the city center of Brescia, Northern Italy, who were longitudinally followed up for 12 years.

At baseline, a questionnaire assessing demographics; social, mental, and functional status; chronic conditions; and health care utilization was addressed to 1201 persons. The same multidimensional assessment was performed 12 years later in the 364 survivors (282 women; mean ± SD age, 84.5 ± 1.4 years; mean ± SD education, 5.1 ± 1.3 years).

Cognitive function was determined using the Mental Status Questionnaire (MSQ)²; the mean ± SD MSQ scores were 9.5 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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