Stimulating leisure-time activities and the risk of dementia: a multi-cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stimulating activities are associated with a decreased risk of dementia. However, the extent to which this reflects a protective effect of activity or non-participation resulting from dementia is debated. We investigated the association of stimulating leisure-time activity in late adulthood with the risk of dementia across up to two decades' follow-up.

Methods

We used data from five prospective cohort studies from Finland and Sweden. Mental, social, outdoor, consumptive and physical leisure-time activities were self-reported. Incident dementia was ascertained from clinical diagnoses or healthcare and death registers. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

Of the 33 263 dementia-free individuals ag

SUBMITTER: Heikkila K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11246193 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature