Mediating role of depressive symptoms on the relationship between sleep duration and cognitive function.

ABSTRACT: Although some studies have shown the association between sleep duration and cognitive impairment is positive, the mechanism explaining how sleep duration is linked to cognition remains poor understood. The current study aims to explore it among Chinese population. A cross-sectional study of 12,589 participants aged 45 or over was conducted, cognition was assessed by three measures to capture mental intactness, episodic memory, and visuospatial abilities. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale 10 (CES-D₁₀) was administered during the face-to-face survey to assess depressive status. Sleep duration was reported by the participants themselves. Partial correlation and linear regression were used to explore the association between sleep duration, cognition, and depressi

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008529 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature