TY - JOUR AU - Rinaldi, M. AU - Graffi, G. AU - Rabino Massa, E. PY - 2013/01/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Metabolic syndrome and cognitive decline: the role of physical activity JF - Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale JA - J Biol Res VL - 86 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.4081/jbr.2013.3677 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/jbr/article/view/3677 SP - AB - Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of conditions, each of which represents a risk factor for cardiovascular disease: central obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Any of these conditions and MetS itself have been associated to Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia. In recent years there is a growing evidence for the role of physical activity in preventing metabolic diseases and cognitive decline. In our research we assessed the prevalence of MetS in a sample of 154 elderly people. Furthermore, we evaluated cognition (with Mini Mental State Examination, MMSE)  and the physical activity level in every patient. We found a significant association between MetS, borderline cognitive impairment and sedentary lifestyle. ER -