ArticleBMC geriatrics2025
Association of sensory and motor impairments with dementia: a cross-sectional analysis in US older adults.
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- Potential Indicators of Transition to Cognitive Decline in Older Men: A Longitudinal Analysis of Multiple Sensory, Balance, and Gait Changes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sensory impairment, epigenetic ageing, and later-life functional decline and mortality in older adults.GeroScience · 2026Article
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backgroundImpairments in sensory and motor function are common in older adults and have been linked with higher prevalence of dementia. However, their independent associations with dementia have not been examined in a nationally representative population.
methodsCross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS; Round 11/2021) of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries. Dementia was classified per NHATS protocol as none, possible, or probable dementia. Vision measures included presenting binocular distance visual acuity, near visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity. Hearing measures included the pure tone average of the better ear. Motor function measures included gait speed, chair stands time, balance score, and grip strength. Dichotomized or categorized presence of impairment in each sensory and motor function was defined and used as the main exposures. Multivariable survey-weighted logistic regression was used to assess the independent associations of sensory and motor function impairments with dementia status.
resultsOur final analytic sample included 2,379 participants with 36.6% aged
conclusionsFindings suggest current impairment in vision or motor function may be strong indicators of prevalent dementia in older adults.
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