The Association of Meteorological Factors with Cognitive Function in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Individual and meteorological factors are associated with cognitive function in older adults. However, how these two factors interact with each other to affect cognitive function in older adults is still unclear. We used mixed effects models to assess the association of individual and meteorological factors with cognitive function among older adults. Individual data in this study were from the database of China Family Panel Studies. A total of 3448 older adults from 25 provinces were included in our analysis. Cognitive functions were measured using a memory test and a logical sequence test. We used the meteorological data in the daily climate dataset of China's surface international exchange stations, and two meteorological factors (i.e., average temperature and relative humidity) were ass

SUBMITTER: Qiu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8199712 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature