Effects of physical activity on cognitive function among patients with diabetes in China: a nationally longitudinal study

We aimed to examine the effect of physical activity on different cognitive domains among patients with diabetes. We used two waves of data from the Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2013-2015), a nationally representative dataset of Chinese population aged over 45. Total phys...

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Published in:BMC public health 2021-03, Vol.21 (1), p.481-481, Article 481
Main Authors: Bai, Anying, Tao, Liyuan, Huang, Jia, Tao, Jing, Liu, Jue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
China
Cognition disorders
Complications and side effects
Diabetes
Diagnosis
Episodic memory
Executive function
Health aspects
Longitudinal
Physical fitness
Psychological aspects
Risk factors
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Summary:We aimed to examine the effect of physical activity on different cognitive domains among patients with diabetes. We used two waves of data from the Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2013-2015), a nationally representative dataset of Chinese population aged over 45. Total physical activity scores were calculated based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Executive function and episodic memory were used as measures of cognitive function. We conducted lagged dependent variable models to explore the association between physical activity and cognitive function in full sample as well as two different age groups (45-65, ≥65). 862 diabetic patients were included. We found that diabetic participants who had greater level of physical activity at baseline were associated with better episodic memory function in 2 years (p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-021-10537-x