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ArticleBMC geriatrics2025

Association of healthy lifestyle patterns with changes in physical frailty and subjective cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults: a 3-year longitudinal study.

Mengjiao Yang, Yang Liu, Munenori Matsumoto, Dandan Jiao, Zhu Zhu, Xiang Li, Mingyu Cui, Jinrui Zhang, Meiling Qian, Lujiao Huang and 1 more

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Mengjiao Yang *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China.
Yang Liu *Key Laboratory of Digital-Intelligent Disease Surveillance and Health Governance, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China.
Munenori MatsumotoUniversity of Reiwa Health Sciences, Fukuoka, 8110213, Japan.
Dandan JiaoDepartment of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China.
Zhu ZhuSchool of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
Xiang LiCollege of Child Development and Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou, 311231, China.
Mingyu CuiDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jinrui ZhangGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Meiling QianGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Lujiao HuangGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Tokie AnmeFaculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 3058577, Japan. tokieanme@gmail.com.

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China Scholarship Council 202208510018Nanchong City Philosophy and Social Science Research Project NC25B243Research Development Program of the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College 2024LC004
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backgroundOlder adults have different lifestyle habits, and some of these habits are intertwined. However, research on lifestyle patterns and their impact on physical frailty and subjective cognitive function is still limited. In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of healthy lifestyle patterns on changes in physical frailty and subjective cognitive function over time in community-dwelling older adults.

methodsWe used data from longitudinal surveys (2014-2017) involving independently mobile older adults aged ≥ 65 years in suburban Japan. Healthy lifestyle factors included smoking status, alcohol consumption status, exercise, social participation, and dietary diversity. Physical frailty and cognitive function were assessed using the Kihon Checklist. Latent class analysis was used to identify lifestyle patterns and generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate the associations with 3-year changes in outcomes.

resultsAmong 757 participants (mean age 73.27 ± 6.59 years, 53.8% female), three lifestyle patterns were identified: "Low Exercise, Socially Inactive" (20.3%), "High Smoking and Alcohol Consumption" (6.6%), and "Healthy Lifestyle" (73.1%). Over 3 years, compared to the Healthy Lifestyle group, the Low Exercise, Socially Inactive group had higher physical frailty scores (β = 0.408, 95% confidence interval [CI: 0.197, 0.619]) and subjective cognitive function scores (β = 0.259, 95% CI [0.122, 0.397]). The High Smoking and Alcohol Consumption group also showed increased subjective cognitive function scores (β = 0.196, 95% CI [0.017, 0.376]).

conclusionsDifferent lifestyles were associated with different health risks in older adults. These lifestyle patterns, such as low physical activity and social participation, were associated with increased physical frailty and subjective cognitive decline. These findings suggest that latent class analysis may be useful for identifying lifestyle patterns that could inform the development of targeted interventions to promote healthy aging.

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CognitionFrail ElderlyFrailtyHealthy LifestyleIndependent LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAlcohol DrinkingExerciseFemaleHumansJapanLongitudinal StudiesMaleSocial ParticipationAgingCohortCommunity-dwelling older adultsFrailtyLifestyle

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