Association between social capital and trajectories of cognitive function among Chinese older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between social capital and trajectories of cognitive function (CF) is still unclear among older adults in mainland China. The present study aims to examine the association using a longitudinal cohort from the Ningxia Healthy Aging Cohort.

Methods

Four waves of longitudinal data were abstracted to identify the CF trajectories using the conditional latent class growth model (LCGM). CF was measured using the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) from 2012 to 2023. Social capital, including social cohesion, social interaction, civic participation, and spiritual capital, was assessed using a series of standard instruments at baseline. Multinomial logistic regression was used to test the association between social capital and each t

SUBMITTER: Xiong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760713 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature