Higher-level competence: Results from the Integrated Longitudinal Studies on Aging in Japan (ILSA-J) on the shape of associations with impaired physical and cognitive functions.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to examine the relationships between levels of competence and impaired physical and cognitive functions in older adults.

Methods

We used a data set of the Integrated Longitudinal Studies on Aging in Japan for 2017 including 5475 community-dwelling older adults. Levels of competence were assessed using the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC). Grip strength (low grip strength: <28 kg for men and <18 kg for women) and gait speed (slow gait speed: <1.0 m/s for both sexes) were evaluated as physical function measurements, and the Mini-Mental State Examination (cognitive decline: <24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination) was used to assess cognitive function.

Results

The JST-IC had areas under the curve estimated from receiv

SUBMITTER: Abe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503746 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature