Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes
Abstract Cognitive impairment is a recognized risk in patients with type 1 diabetes, yet its contributing factors and overall impact remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore the relationships between specific cognitive functions—namely memory, attention, and cognitive flexibilit...
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| description | Abstract Cognitive impairment is a recognized risk in patients with type 1 diabetes, yet its contributing factors and overall impact remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore the relationships between specific cognitive functions—namely memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility—and clinical characteristics, including age of onset and diabetes duration, as well as glycemic factors, such as glycemic control and extreme glycemic events, in a cohort of 331 patients with type 1 diabetes. Cognitive performance was assessed using the Wechsler Memory Scale, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and the Sustained Attention to Response Task. Network analysis revealed that age of onset and diabetes duration were central nodes in the network, strongly influencing cognitive flexibility. Additionally, age of onset was associated with a history of severe hypoglycemia, while diabetes duration was linked to visual memory decline. Significant differences were observed between the network structures of the adult-onset and childhood-onset groups, with the childhood-onset group showing greater interconnectedness. These findings emphasize the critical impact of age of onset and disease duration on cognitive outcomes in type 1 diabetes. Longitudinal studies are needed to further understand these relationships and guide targeted interventions to preserve cognitive function. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-647e86779f2d41e98c66cd533000bf4f2025-08-20T04:02:45ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-99678-2Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetesDing Mojun0Yuan Dongling1He Jing2Zou Wenjing3Li Xia4Li Chuting5Zhu Xiongzhao6Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Hunan First Normal UniversityDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineNational Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, and Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityAbstract Cognitive impairment is a recognized risk in patients with type 1 diabetes, yet its contributing factors and overall impact remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore the relationships between specific cognitive functions—namely memory, attention, and cognitive flexibility—and clinical characteristics, including age of onset and diabetes duration, as well as glycemic factors, such as glycemic control and extreme glycemic events, in a cohort of 331 patients with type 1 diabetes. Cognitive performance was assessed using the Wechsler Memory Scale, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and the Sustained Attention to Response Task. Network analysis revealed that age of onset and diabetes duration were central nodes in the network, strongly influencing cognitive flexibility. Additionally, age of onset was associated with a history of severe hypoglycemia, while diabetes duration was linked to visual memory decline. Significant differences were observed between the network structures of the adult-onset and childhood-onset groups, with the childhood-onset group showing greater interconnectedness. These findings emphasize the critical impact of age of onset and disease duration on cognitive outcomes in type 1 diabetes. Longitudinal studies are needed to further understand these relationships and guide targeted interventions to preserve cognitive function.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99678-2Type 1 diabetesCognitive functionAge of diabetes onsetDurationGlycemic fluctuation |
| spellingShingle | Ding Mojun Yuan Dongling He Jing Zou Wenjing Li Xia Li Chuting Zhu Xiongzhao Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes Scientific Reports Type 1 diabetes Cognitive function Age of diabetes onset Duration Glycemic fluctuation |
| title | Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes |
| title_full | Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes |
| title_short | Cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes |
| title_sort | cognitive flexibility is associated with the age of onset and duration among patients with type 1 diabetes |
| topic | Type 1 diabetes Cognitive function Age of diabetes onset Duration Glycemic fluctuation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99678-2 |
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