Abstract
Subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) might be a meaningful indicator of dementia onset or mild cognitive impairment, and identifying the related factors of SCC could contribute to preventing these diseases. However, the relationship between SCC and lifestyle factors remains largely unproven. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of type of sedentary behavior, physical activity, or their combination with SCC among community-dwelling older adults. In 2016, 6677 community-living elderly were recruited to participate in a survey investigating cognition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior. In total, 5328 participants responded to the questionnaire (79.8% valid response rate). SCC was assessed using the National Functional Survey Questionnaire (Kihon checklist). The relationships between SCC and physical activity, sedentary behavior (reading books or newspapers, and television viewing), or combined physical activity and sedentary behavior were examined via multiple logistic regression analysis. The analysis revealed that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (≥150 min/week) was significantly related with a lower risk of SCC (odds ratio [OR] = 0.85; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.74–0.97), and that reading behavior showed a dose-response relationship with SCC (OR for 10–20 min/day = 0.63; 95% CI = 0.53–0.75; OR for 20–30 min/day = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.49–0.71; OR for ≥30 min/day = 0.47; 95% CI = 0.39–0.57). In addition, among those reporting high physical activity and ≥30 min/day for reading time, the OR for SCC was 0.40 (95% CI = 0.32–0.50) compared with the combined group reporting lower physical activity and non-readers. The present study shows that increased physical activity and reading time may be related to a reduced risk for SCC among community-dwelling older adults.
Highlights
The number of dementia patients has been rapidly increasing during the last few decades worldwide, and is postulated to reach over 100 million in the year 2050 [1]
The present study revealed that physical activity and reading books or newspapers were associated with subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) among community-dwelling older adults
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for !150 min/week and reading books or newspapers for !10 min/day were found to be at significantly lower risk for SCC compared with MVPA for
Summary
The number of dementia patients has been rapidly increasing during the last few decades worldwide, and is postulated to reach over 100 million in the year 2050 [1]. Subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) might be a meaningful indicator of dementia onset or mild cognitive impairment [2], there have been some intervention studies to improve objective cognitive function in older adults with SCC [3], the relationship between SCC and modifiable factors, such as physical activity or sedentary behavior among community-dwelling older adults have been remain largely unproven. Some studies have shown a positive association between sedentary behavior and cognitive function [8,9,10]. These inconsistent results could have occurred by differences in the influence of sedentary behavior on cognitive function according to type of activity. Assessing the association of these lifestyle factors with SCC might contribute to the prevention of cognitive decline
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