During the monitoring period, 2400 individuals had cases of MCI. The prevalence of cognitive impairment was highest among no exercisers. And after controlling for various factors, weekend warriors were less likely to develop MCI than those who did not exercise.
The study assesses two sets of survey data from the Mexico City Prospective Study, making up a sample size of a little over 10,000 people, with an average age of 51.
Researchers estimate that about 13 percent of MCI cases could be avoided if all middle aged adults exercised at least once or twice throughout the week.
Given that this is a longitudinal study, more research is needed to assess whether there is a causal relationship between exercise and cognitive function.
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