Specific Leisure Activities and Cognitive Functions Among the Oldest-Old: the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.

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Abstract
Little is known about the role of specific leisure activities in affecting cognitive functions. We aim to examine the associations of specific leisure activities with the risk of cognitive impairment among oldest-old people in China. This community-based prospective cohort study included 10,741 cognitively normal Chinese individuals aged 80 years or older (median age 88 years) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE). Cox proportional hazards models were utilized to estimate the effects of specific leisure activities on cognitive impairment outcome. During a median follow-up time of 3.4 years (41,760 person-years), 2,894 participants developed cognitive impairment. Compared to those who 'never' engaged in watching TV or listening to radio, reading books or newspapers, and playing cards or mah-jong, those who engaged in such activities 'almost every day' reduced their risk of cognitive impairment, the fully adjusted HRs were 0.56 (0.51-0.61), 0.64 (0.53-0.78), and 0.70 (0.56-0.86), respectively. The association between the risk of cognitive impairment and watching TV and listening to the radio, playing cards or mah-jong, and reading books or newspapers were stronger among those who had 2 or more years of education. Moreover, the association between risk of cognitive impairment and watching TV and listening to radio was stronger in men than in women. In conclusion, a greater frequency of TV watching or radio listening, reading books or newspapers and playing cards or mah-jong may decrease the risk of cognitive impairment among the oldest-old.
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Authors Mao, Chen;Li, Zhi-Hao;Lv, Yue-Bin;Gao, Xiang;Kraus, Virginia Byers;Zhou, Jin-Hui;Wu, Xian-Bo;Shi, Wan-Ying;Li, Fu-Rong;Liu, Si-Min;Yin, Zhao-Xue;Zeng, Yi;Shi, Xiao-Ming;
Journal the journals of gerontology series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Year 2019
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