Factors affecting cognitive function according to gender in community-dwelling elderly individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the cognitive function of elderly people in a community by gender.

Methods

We obtained 4,878 secondary data of people aged ≥65 years in 2016 at a dementia prevention center in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon. Data were obtained through Mini-Mental Status Examination optimized for screening dementia and a questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, and hierarchical regression.

Results

There were significant differences in cognitive function according to gender, and the differences were significant even when age was controlled, but gender differences disappeared when education was controlled. Age, education, social activities, number of comorbid diseases, and al

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5790979 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature