ArticleBMC geriatrics2024
The relationship between healthy lifestyles and cognitive function in Chinese older adults: the mediating effect of depressive symptoms.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed.
- Life's Simple 7, depressive symptoms, cognitive performance, and their associations with all-cause mortality among middle-aged urban adults.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Identifying the interactive pathways shaping health satisfaction among Chinese older adults with tourism participation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Article
- Research on fall prediction in elderly patients with chronic diseases based on explainable machine learning: an aging perspective.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Vision impairment and cognitive function in Chinese older adults with diabetes: multiple mediating effects of social participation and perceived control.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Incontinence and cognitive function in Chinese old adults: multiple mediating effects of social participation and depressive symptoms.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Potential Mediating Role of Good Mental Health on the Relationship Between Low Physical Activity and High Screen Time with Executive Functions in Chilean Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Positive mental health literacy and job well-being among palliative care nurses: the mediating effect of job crafting.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Osteoporosis risk and its association with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among the elderly: a 16-year nationwide cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Associations of social isolation with memory and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- An Exploratory Study of Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Chinese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Association between stroke and fracture and the mediating role of depression: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2017 to 2020.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The effect of cognitive function heterogeneity on depression risk in older adults: a stratified analysis based on functional status.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Dietary diversity and life satisfaction as mediators in the relationship between oral health and depression among older adults in china: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Network relationship between cognitive function and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: an observational study from Beijing.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- Association of cardiovascular health with cognitive function and the mediating effect of depressive state.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Internally Validated Logistic Regression Nomogram for Depressive Symptoms Risk Prediction in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Sarcopenia: Cross-Sectional Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have proven the positive relationship between healthy lifestyles and cognitive function in older adults. However, the specific impacts and mechanisms require further investigation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether healthy lifestyles and cognitive function were associated with Chinese older adults and whether depressive symptoms mediated their association.
methods8272 valid samples were included using the latest data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Pearson's test was applied to investigate the relationship between the key variables. Regression models were employed to examine the mediating effects of healthy lifestyles, using Sobel's test and the bootstrap method to confirm path effects.
resultsThere was a significant correlation between healthy lifestyles, depressive symptoms, and cognitive function (p < 0.01). Healthy lifestyles directly impact cognitive function (β = 0.162, p < 0.01). Healthy lifestyles had a significant effect on depressive symptoms (β=-0.301, p < 0.01), while depressive symptoms have a significant impact on cognitive function (β=-0.108, p < 0.01). Depressive symptoms partially mediated the effect of healthy lifestyles on cognitive function (β = 0.032, p < 0.01). The Sobel and bootstrap tests confirmed the robustness of the regression analysis results.
conclusionDepressive symptoms mediate the relationship between healthy lifestyles and cognitive function. Our findings suggest that prevention strategies for cognitive impairment in older adults should focus on healthy lifestyles and mental health.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.