Relationships between functional fitness and cognitive impairment in Chinese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between each functional fitness (FF) domain and cognitive impairment (CI) in Chinese community-dwelling older adults.

Design

A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted.

Setting

Participants were selected by multistage stratified random sampling in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Central China, during December 2015-May 2016.

Participants

A total of 2096 (1031 male and 1065 female) adults older than 65 years were included in our study. Exclusion criteria were age <65 years, losing self-living ability, previously diagnosed with dementia by a neurological physician, severe physical pain, congestive heart failure, dizziness and uncontrolled hypertension (exceeding 160/100 mm Hg).

Primary

SUBMITTER: Yang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5961618 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature