title: Association of physical fitness and fatness with cognitive function in women with fibromyalgia.
abstract: This study assessed the association of fitness and fatness with cognitive function in women with fibromyalgia, and the independent influence of their single components on cognitive tasks. A total of 468 women with fibromyalgia were included. Speed of information processing and working memory (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task), as well as immediate and delayed recall, verbal learning and delayed recognition (Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test) were assessed. Aerobic fitness, muscle strength, flexibility and motor agility were assessed with the Senior Fitness Test battery. Body mass index, percent body fat, fat-mass index and waist circumference were measured. Aerobic fitness was associated with attention and working memory (all, p < 0.05). All fitness components were generally associated with delayed recall, verbal learning and delayed recognition (all, p < 0.05). Aerobic fitness showed the most powerful association with attention, working memory, delayed recall and verbal learning, while motor agility was the most powerful indicator of delayed recognition. None of the fatness parameters were associated with any of the outcomes (all, p > 0.05). Our results suggest that fitness, but not fatness, is associated with cognitive function in women with fibromyalgia. Aerobic fitness appears to be the most powerful fitness component regarding the cognitive tasks evaluated.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soriano-Maldonado
authors.affiliation: b Department of Education, Area of Physical Education and Sport , University of Almería , Almería , Spain.
authors.forename: Enrique G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Artero
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.|c Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences , University of Cádiz , Cádiz , Spain.
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Segura-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: d Department of Physiology and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.|e Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research , VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Virgina A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Aparicio
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.|f Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences , Utrecht University , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Estévez-López
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.
authors.forename: Inmaculada C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Álvarez-Gallardo
authors.affiliation: g Department of Sports and Computer Science , Section of Physical Education and Sports, Universidad Pablo de Olavide , ES-41013 Seville , Spain.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Munguía-Izquierdo
authors.affiliation: b Department of Education, Area of Physical Education and Sport , University of Almería , Almería , Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Casimiro-Andújar
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado-Fernández
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences , University of Granada , Granada , Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Ortega
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D050154:Adiposity / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills; D053580:Muscle Strength; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000523:psychology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology; D014706:Verbal Learning
keywords: Cognition; adipose tissue; memory; physical fitness; verbal learning