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  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cognitive impairment and dementia increase the risk of functional decline and loss of independence.
  • Identifying modifiable factors is crucial for preserving functional abilities in aging populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify lifestyle factors that modify the risk of functional independence loss in individuals at high risk for dementia.
  • To examine how dementia risk interacts with factors like physical activity, smoking, alcohol, depression, and income.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Health and Retirement Study data from 4,922 older adults without baseline ADL limitations.
  • Longitudinal follow-up (up to 12 years) with biennial interviews to assess incident activities of daily living (ADL) limitations.
  • Dementia probability categorized as low, mild, moderate, or high risk, and interaction analysis with lifestyle modifiers.

Main Results:

  • Smoking, not drinking, and low income predicted incident ADL limitations.
  • These factors had a greater absolute impact on ADL onset in individuals with high dementia probability compared to cognitively normal individuals.
  • For example, smoking increased 2-year ADL risk from 9.9% to 14.9% (low dementia risk) and 32.6% to 42.7% (high dementia risk).

Conclusions:

  • Smoking, alcohol abstinence, and low income are significant predictors of functional dependence, even with cognitive impairment.
  • Reducing these modifiable risk factors may improve functional outcomes and potentially delay nursing home placement across all cognitive statuses.