Journal Article

DZNE-2025-01087

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The Mediating Role of Lifestyle Activities in the Association Between Social Deprivation and Cognition in Older Adulthood: Results From the Health and Retirement (HRS) Study.

Hofbauer, L. M. (First author)DZNE* ; Rodriguez, F. S. (Last author)DZNE*

2025
Sage Publ. London [u.a.]

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Abstract: Objectives: We aimed to investigate the mediating role of lifestyle activities in the association between social deprivation and cognition. Methods: To investigate, we analysed data of 3867 respondents (Mean Age: 73.37, SD: 5.57) in the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS) using growth curve and path analysis, adjusted for demographic and health covariates. Results: Being in the high (vs. moderate) Social Deprivation Index group was associated with lower cognition scores (β = -2.63, [95 % CI: -2.90, -2.36]). Conversely, higher (vs. lower) Lifestyle Index scores were associated with higher cognition scores (β = 1.17, [95 % CI: 0.72, 1.63]). In mediation analysis, the Lifestyle Index score explained 27 % of the association of So Dep Index group on cognition at the final follow-up. Discussion: While lifestyle activities did mediate the association between social deprivation and cognition, factors not investigated accounted for the majority of the variation. These may include systemic disadvantages.

Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Aged (MeSH) ; Male (MeSH) ; Female (MeSH) ; Life Style (MeSH) ; Cognition (MeSH) ; United States (MeSH) ; Retirement (MeSH) ; Aged, 80 and over (MeSH) ; dementia ; health and retirement study ; inequality ; longitudinal analysis ; socioeconomic status

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Psychosocial Epidemiology and Public Health (AG Rodriguez)

Research Program(s):

1. 353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353) (POF4-353)

Appears in the scientific report 2025

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; ; ; Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List ; Current Contents - Social and Behavioral Sciences ; Essential Science Indicators ; IF < 5 ; JCR ; National-Konsortium ; SCOPUS ; Social Sciences Citation Index

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