Prospective Associations of Tea Consumption With Risk of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies show that the consumption of tea is associated with several beneficial outcomes for brain health, but there is little data among the elderly in China.

Objective

The objective was to explore the longitudinal relationship between tea consumption and the risk of cognitive decline.

Methods

The current data was obtained from the China Longitudinal Aging Study (CLAS), and a total of 3,246 residents aged 60 years and above were recruited in this study. Some of them (N = 111) underwent a standard T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), from which the volumes of the corpus callosum (CC) and hippocampus were calculated, and detailed tea consumption information was obtained through a standardized questionnaire at baseline. The cognitive d

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8899511 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature