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Active Travel and Mild Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Yvonne BarnettDamiano PizzolMireia Felez-nobregaGuillermo F. López-sánchezHans OhLouis JacobTrish GorelyAi KoyanagiNicola VeroneseMark A. TullyLin YangLee SmithLaurie T. ButlerJae Il Shin

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Gerontologylcsh:MedicineLogistic regressionWorld healthArticleOddsolder adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemild cognitive impairmentmental disordersMedicineDementia030212 general & internal medicinelow- and middle-income countriesCognitive impairmentolder adultsGlobal physical activity questionnairebusiness.industrylcsh:RGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseactive travelLow and middle income countrieslow- and middle-income countrieTailored interventionsbusinesshuman activities030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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Active travel may be an easily achievable form of physical activity for older people especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but there are currently no studies on how this form of physical activity is associated with a preclinical state of dementia known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between active travel and MCI among adults aged ≥50 years from six LMICs. Cross-sectional, community-based data from the World Health Organization’s Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health were analyzed. The definition of MCI was based on the National Institute on Ageing-Alzheimer’s Association criteria. Active travel (minutes/week) was assessed with questions of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and presented in tertiles. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the association between active travel and MCI. Data on 32715 people aged ≥ 50 years (mean age 62.4 years

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2021-03-17Journal of Clinical Medicine
10.3390/jcm10061243http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10061243