Prevalence and Correlates of Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Background: Motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome is considered to be a pre-dementia syndrome. Although an increasing number of studies have begun to focus on this syndrome, few investigations have been launched in China. This study was performed to examine the prevalence and correlates of MCR in China. Methods: We included 5,725 adults aged over 60 years from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). MCR was defined as the presence of subjective cognitive complaints and a gait speed ≤20th percentile of the weighted population distribution adjusted for sex and height. The associations among selected modifiable associated factors and clinical measures with MCR were examined using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Of the participants, 414

SUBMITTER: Bai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9261413 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature