Mahjong Playing and Leisure Physical Activity Alleviate Cognitive Symptoms in Older Community Residents.
J Aging Phys Act
; 30(1): 89-97, 2022 02 01.
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ABSTRACT
Leisure activities, particularly physically and cognitively stimulating leisure activities, mitigate cognitive decline. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between mahjong playing, leisure physical activity, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Older adults with and without MCI were recruited (n = 489, healthy group; and n = 187, MCI group). The regression results showed that years of mahjong playing (odds ratio = 0.595, 95% confidence interval [0.376, 0.961], p = .032) and physical activity (odds ratio = 0.572, 95% confidence interval [0.381, 0.849], p = .012) were associated with reduced odds of having MCI after adjusting for a series of covariates. Leisure physical activity and mahjong playing interacted with each other and produced combined effects on the odds of having MCI. Combined cognitive and physical interventions may produce larger benefits on cognition than either intervention alone.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos del Conocimiento
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Disfunción Cognitiva
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Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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En
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J Aging Phys Act
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2022
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Article