可修改的健康指标对低认知功能的老年人死亡率的影响
Wei Wang1, Pengfei Sun2, Tingting Lv3
1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Frontiers in public health
|February 9, 2024
概括
低认知功能增加了老年人的死亡风险. 身体活动和良好的饮食等健康习惯显著降低了这种风险,提供了对死亡的强有力的保护.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 认知障碍是老年人死亡的一个重要因素.
- 识别可修改的健康指标对于这一群体至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究60岁及以上美国成年人认知功能与全因死亡率之间的关联.
- 确定可修改的健康指标,以减轻认知障碍的老年人死亡风险.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自国家健康和营养检查调查 (2011-2014) 的数据,针对60岁以上的成年人.
- 将认知功能测试数据与2019年死亡记录联系起来.
- 分析了认知状态,健康指标和全因死亡率之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 全球认知能力低与所有原因死亡率增加46%的风险有关 (HR=1.46).
- 理想的体力活动和饮食质量与低认知能力的人的死亡风险降低有关 (HR=0.48和HR=0.63).
- 这些因素占了人口中可归因的显著部分 (26.58%的身体活动,15.90%的饮食).
结论:
- 认知功能下降是老年人全因死亡率增加的重要预测因素.
- 采用健康的生活方式行为,包括体力活动和健康的饮食,为这一群体的死亡率提供了相当大的保护.
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