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Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between diabetes status including characteristics of diabetes and cognition among the middle-aged and elderly population (≥45 years) in China. Methods: A sample of 8535 people who participated in the China Health and Retirement Longit...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Li, Yang, Jiao, Liao, Zhangyi, Zhao, Xiaomeng, Hu, Xuefeng, Zhu, Wenli, Zhang, Zhaofeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30978913
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071294
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author Zhang, Li
Yang, Jiao
Liao, Zhangyi
Zhao, Xiaomeng
Hu, Xuefeng
Zhu, Wenli
Zhang, Zhaofeng
author_facet Zhang, Li
Yang, Jiao
Liao, Zhangyi
Zhao, Xiaomeng
Hu, Xuefeng
Zhu, Wenli
Zhang, Zhaofeng
author_sort Zhang, Li
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description Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between diabetes status including characteristics of diabetes and cognition among the middle-aged and elderly population (≥45 years) in China. Methods: A sample of 8535 people who participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from June 2011 to March 2012 was analyzed. Two cognitive domains including episodic memory and executive function were measured through questionnaires. People were classified into four groups: no diabetes, controlled diabetes, untreated diabetes, treated but uncontrolled diabetes. Weighted multiple regression model was conducted to explore the association between diabetes and cognition in full sample as well as three different age groups (45–59, 60–74, ≥75). Adjustments were made for demographics and cardiovascular risk factors. Results: After adjusting several covariates, untreated diabetes (β = −0.192, p < 0.05) was significantly associated with episodic memory. In the age group of 45–69 years, untreated diabetes (β = −0.471, p < 0.05) and HbA1c level (β = −0.074, p < 0.05) were significantly associated with episodic memory. When adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, all correlations were non-significant. Conclusion: The cross-sectional study suggests that untreated diabetes and HbA1c are the potential risk factor for cognitive impairment, and these associations are more significant in the age group of 45–59 years old. Cardiovascular factors are important mediating factors in the pathway between diabetes and cognitive impairment. More longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these associations.
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spelling pubmed-64794872019-04-29 Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study Zhang, Li Yang, Jiao Liao, Zhangyi Zhao, Xiaomeng Hu, Xuefeng Zhu, Wenli Zhang, Zhaofeng Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between diabetes status including characteristics of diabetes and cognition among the middle-aged and elderly population (≥45 years) in China. Methods: A sample of 8535 people who participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from June 2011 to March 2012 was analyzed. Two cognitive domains including episodic memory and executive function were measured through questionnaires. People were classified into four groups: no diabetes, controlled diabetes, untreated diabetes, treated but uncontrolled diabetes. Weighted multiple regression model was conducted to explore the association between diabetes and cognition in full sample as well as three different age groups (45–59, 60–74, ≥75). Adjustments were made for demographics and cardiovascular risk factors. Results: After adjusting several covariates, untreated diabetes (β = −0.192, p < 0.05) was significantly associated with episodic memory. In the age group of 45–69 years, untreated diabetes (β = −0.471, p < 0.05) and HbA1c level (β = −0.074, p < 0.05) were significantly associated with episodic memory. When adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, all correlations were non-significant. Conclusion: The cross-sectional study suggests that untreated diabetes and HbA1c are the potential risk factor for cognitive impairment, and these associations are more significant in the age group of 45–59 years old. Cardiovascular factors are important mediating factors in the pathway between diabetes and cognitive impairment. More longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these associations. MDPI 2019-04-11 2019-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6479487/ /pubmed/30978913 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071294 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Zhang, Li
Yang, Jiao
Liao, Zhangyi
Zhao, Xiaomeng
Hu, Xuefeng
Zhu, Wenli
Zhang, Zhaofeng
Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort association between diabetes and cognitive function among people over 45 years old in china: a cross-sectional study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30978913
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071294
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