September 25, 2025Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders

Association of Self-Reported and Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity With Cognitive Performance in the ELSA-Brasil Study

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NGNatália Gomes Gonçalves PCPaulo Henrique Lazzaris CoelhoUniversidade de São Paulo NFNatan FeterUniversity of Southern California

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This observational analysis found no association between self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity and cognitive performance, implying discrepancies in measurement may not impact health outcomes.

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The study observed that discrepancies between self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity did not correlate with cognitive performance.
Participants averaged 2.7 hours of self-reported physical activity compared to 5.6 hours measured by accelerometers, highlighting significant reporting differences.
Using linear regression, there was no association between any physical activity measure and cognitive performance across the diverse cohort of 8,873 participants.
Findings stress the relevance of accurate physical activity assessment methods for exploring their impacts on cognitive health.

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Gonçalves et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5e1fbbd7882ccb9b863c0 https://doi.org/10.1097/wad.0000000000000690

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Association of Self-Reported and Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity With Cognitive Performance in the ELSA-Brasil Study

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Association of Self-Reported and Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity With Cognitive Performance in the ELSA-Brasil Study

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