ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2023
Associations between Sedentary Duration and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study with 2-Year Follow-Up.
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- Individual sedentary activities and cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026Pooled it
- Sedentary behavior, cognition, and brain health in older adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- The associations between sedentary behavior and cognition in a population cohort of older adults.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026Article
- Association between physical activity levels, sedentary time, and mild cognitive impairment in older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Not all heroes wear capes: The role of movement behaviors in mitigating mortality in cancer survivors and cognitive decline in older adults.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Article
- Closing the gap in dementia research by community-based cohort studies in the Chinese population.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
- From screens to cognition: A scoping review of the impact of screen time on cognitive function in midlife and older adults.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association between different forms of sedentary behavior and cognitive function in Chinese community-dwelling older adults.
designA longitudinal study with a 2-year follow-up. SETTING AND
participantsData from 5356 participants at baseline and 956 participants at the follow-up of the Anhui Healthy Longevity Survey (AHLS) were analysed. MEASUREMENTS: Cognitive function was evaluated by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was classified according to education-specific criteria. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess the sedentary behavior of the participants.
resultsThe participants who reported longer screen-watching sedentary duration had higher MMSE scores (1-2 hours: β=0.758, 95% CI: 0.450, 1.066; > 2 hours: β=1.240, 95% CI: 0.917, 1.562) and lower likelihoods of MCI (1-2 hours: OR= 0.787, 95% CI: 0.677, 0.914; >2 hours: OR=0.617, 95% CI: 0.524, 0.726). The participants who had played cards (or mahjong) sedentary had higher MMSE scores (β= 1.132, 95% CI: 0.788, 1.476) and lower likelihoods of MCI (OR=0.572, 95% CI: 0.476, 0.687). However, the participants who reported longer other forms of sedentary duration had lower MMSE scores (1-2 hours: β=-0.409, 95% CI: -0.735, -0.082; > 2 hours: β=-1.391, 95% CI: -1.696, -1.087) and higher likelihoods of MCI (1-2 hours: OR=1.271, 95% CI: 1.081, 1.496; > 2 hours: OR=1.632, 95% CI: 1.409, 1.889). No significant association was detected between sedentary duration and MCI incidence.
conclusionVariations in the impact of diverse sedentary behaviors on the cognitive function were detected in Chinese older adults. However, such associations were cross-sectional and longitudinal associations were not found in the current study.
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