ArticleBMC geriatrics2025
Relationship between social determinants of health and cognitive performance in an older American population: a cross-sectional NHANES study.
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- Association of social determinants of health and their cumulative inequities with risk of hypertension: a population-based study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Analysis of urban-rural differences in cognitive function among empty nest older adult in China based on Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Interpretable machine learning models for predicting cognitive impairment using NHANES neuropsychological tests: nutritional and sociodemographic associations.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- High Social Risk and Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation: A Population-Based Study in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Living in Rural Communities.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aims to investigate the influence of social determinants of health (SDoH) on cognitive performance.
methodsThis study surveyed a sample of older adults aged 60 years and older from the 2011-2014 cohort of participants in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Data were collected during each survey cycle on self-reported domains of SDoH, which included eight subscales: employment, family income-to-poverty ratio, food security, education level, health insurance coverage, type of health insurance, home ownership, and marital status. Cognitive performance was evaluated using three tests: the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) for processing speed, the Animal Fluency Test (AFT) for executive function, and a subtest from the Coalition to Establish an Alzheimer's Disease Registry (CERAD) for memory. Multifactorial linear regression modeling was employed to explore the association between SDoH and cognitive performance.
resultsA total of 2,819 elderly subjects were included in this study for analysis, with a mean age of 69.14 ± 0.19 years, 54.36% female and 45.64% male. The study found a negative association between the accumulation of unfavorable SDoH factors and cognitive performance. Similarly, certain unfavorable SDoH domains were negatively associated with cognitive performance.
conclusionThe findings suggest that unfavorable SDoH domains, particularly when unfavorable SDoH factors accumulate, are linked to decreased cognitive performance. Actively investigating the relationship between these factors may be a crucial strategy for delaying dementia onset.
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