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ArticlePloS one2021

Social capital and cognitive decline: Does sleep duration mediate the association?

Liqun Wang, Jiangping Li, Zhizhong Wang, Yong Du, Ting Sun, Li Na, Yang Niu

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Liqun WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health and Management at Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Jiangping LiDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health and Management at Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Zhizhong WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics at School of Public Health of Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0612-3218
Yong DuSurgical Laboratory of General Hospital, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Ting SunSurgical Laboratory of General Hospital, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Li NaSurgical Laboratory of General Hospital, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Yang NiuKey Laboratory of the Ningxia Ethnomedicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Ningxia Medical University · CNGuangdong Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies have found that social capital (SC) is associated with the risk of cognitive decline; however, the mechanism explaining how SC leads to cognitive decline is unclear. The current study examines the mediation effect of sleep duration on the relationship between SC and cognitive decline in Chinese older adults.

methodsA cross-sectional study of 955 community-dwelling aged 60 or over was conducted. The mini-mental state examination (MMSE), self-report sleep duration questionnaire, and social capital scales were administered during the face-to-face survey. The Bootstrap methods PROCESS program is employed to test the mediation model.

resultsAfter controlling for covariates, both social cohesion and social interaction were positively correlated with the MMSE score (p<0.001), and social cohesion was negatively correlated with sleep duration (p = 0.009); On the contrary, sleep duration was negatively correlated with MMSE score (p<0.001). Linear regression analysis showed social cohesion was positively associated with the MMSE score (β = 0.16, p = 0.005), while sleep duration was associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline (β = -0.72, p<0.001). Sleep duration has mediated the relationship between social cohesion and cognitive decline (explaining 21.7% of the total variance).

conclusionsSocial capital negatively associated with the risk of cognitive decline in this Chinese population, and sleep duration may partly explain this relationship. It may be a suggestive clue to identify those at a higher risk of progressing to cognitive impairment. Further prospective study in need to confirm this finding due to the cross-sectional design.

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Geriatric AssessmentSleepSocial CapitalAgedAged, 80 and overChinaCognitive DysfunctionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedSelf ReportSurveys and Questionnaires

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