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Bidirectional Association Between Lifestyle and Cognitive Function in Aging Adults.
Young-Myoung Lim1, Ji-Hyuk Park2
1Woosuk University, Wanju, Republic of Korea.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is linked to better cognitive health in middle-aged and older adults. This longitudinal study found that lifestyle significantly impacts cognitive function over time.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Public Health
Background:
- Existing research on lifestyle and cognitive health is often unidirectional and cross-sectional.
- There's a need to understand multidimensional and bidirectional relationships over time.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the longitudinal, multidimensional, and bidirectional associations between lifestyle factors and cognitive function in middle- and older adults.
- To examine how lifestyle influences cognitive maintenance and how cognitive decline may affect lifestyle.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2020).
- Employed cross-lagged panel models (CLPM) and random intercept CLPM (RI-CLPM) using Mplus 8.9.
- Assessed physiological and psychosocial lifestyle factors and cognitive function via the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), adjusting for covariates.
Main Results:
- Cross-lagged panel models revealed significant lagged effects of lifestyle on cognition across study waves.
- Random intercept CLPM confirmed a stable, positive effect of lifestyle on cognitive function.
- While a multidimensional lifestyle supported cognitive maintenance, cognitive decline showed variable, non-significant influences on lifestyle.
Conclusions:
- A sustained, multidimensional lifestyle is crucial for cognitive maintenance in aging populations.
- The relationship between lifestyle and cognitive health is predominantly unidirectional, with lifestyle influencing cognition more consistently than vice versa.
- Findings highlight the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles for long-term cognitive well-being.
