Association between healthy lifestyle and memory decline in older adults: 10 year, population based, prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify an optimal lifestyle profile to protect against memory loss in older individuals.

Design

Population based, prospective cohort study.

Setting

Participants from areas representative of the north, south, and west of China.

Participants

Individuals aged 60 years or older who had normal cognition and underwent apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotyping at baseline in 2009.

Main outcome measures

Participants were followed up until death, discontinuation, or 26 December 2019. Six healthy lifestyle factors were assessed: a healthy diet (adherence to the recommended intake of at least 7 of 12 eligible food items), regular physical exercise (≥150 min of moderate intensity or ≥75 min of vigorous intensity, per week), active social contact (≥twice per

SUBMITTER: Jia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9872850 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature