The association between sensory impairment and motoric cognitive risk syndrome in Chinese older adults
Objective:To explore the relationship between sensory impairment and motoric cognitive risk syn-drome(MCR)in Chinese older adults.Methods:Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS)for the period 2011-2015 were utilized.Sensory impairment,including vision and hearing impair-ment,was assessed through self-report.This study categorized sensory impairment into control group,visual im-pairment group,hearing impairment group,and dual sensory impairment group.MCR was assessed using two components:gait speed and subjective cognitive complaints.Gait speed was objectively measured,while subjec-tive cognitive complaints were self-reported.Generalized estimating equations(GEE)were employed to examine the relationship between sensory impairment and MCR.Results:A total of 2,439 subjects were included,com-prising 74 males and 1,165 females.The GEE analysis revealed that dual sensory impairment significantly in-creased the risk of MCR in both the unadjusted model and the adjusted model,which controlled for baseline age,sex,education,marital status,drink,depressive symptoms and stroke(all P＜0.05).The risk of MCR in the dual sensory impairment group was 1.955(95%CI:1.272-3.005)times higher than that of the control group.Conclu-sion:Dual sensory impairment is associated with MCR,highlighting the importance of paying more attention to the cognitive health of individuals with dual sensory impairment.
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