Multimorbidity measures associated with cognitive function among community-dwelling older Chinese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older adults with multimorbidity are at high risk of cognitive impairment development. There is a lack of research on the associations between different multimorbidity measures and cognitive function among older Chinese adults living in the community.

Methods

We used the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey from 2002 to 2018 and included data on dementia-free participants aged ≥65 years. Multimorbidity measures included condition counts, multimorbidity patterns, and trajectories. The association of multimorbidity measures with cognitive function was examined by generalized estimating equation and linear and logistic regression models.

Results

Among 14,093 participants at baseline, 43.2% had multimorbidity. Multimorbidity patterns were grouped int

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11497665 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature