Zhongjun Zhou|Píng Wang|Ya Fang
Social Engagement and Its Change are Associated with Dementia Risk among Chinese Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study
Xiamen University|Xiamen University|Xiamen University
study aimed examine association social engagement se changes se risk dementia among older adults china data collected 2002 2005 20082009 20112012 waves chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey clhls randomeffects logistic regression models used examine association se changes se risk dementia 7511 older chinese adults aged 65 years 338 developed dementia 9year followup se associated dementia risk adjusting sociodemographic characteristics lifestyles health status odds ratio 071 95 confidence interval ci 063081 participants consistently high increased se lower risk dementia consistently low se 014 95 ci 006028 033 95 ci 023048 respectively higher se reduce risk dementia furthermore consistently high increasing se associated lower risk dementia