Hypothetical Interventions on Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment among Chinese Older Adults: An Application of the Parametric G-Formula

Zi Zhou, Lun Cai, Jian Fu, Yaofeng Han and Ya Fang
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Zi Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccine and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Affairs and School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
Lun Cai: School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province University, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
Jian Fu: School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province University, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
Yaofeng Han: School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province University, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
Ya Fang: School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: The effects of psychosocial and dietary interventions on risk of cognitive impairment is not known. The aim of this study was to estimate the 10-year risks of cognitive impairment under hypothetical interventions of psychosocial factors and dietary intake among Chinese older adults. A sample of 7377 respondents aged 65 and over was drawn from the last four waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey from 2002 to 2011/2012. The parametric g-formula was used to estimate the risk of cognitive impairment under independent hypothetical interventions of social engagement, psychological well-being (PWB), dietary intake, and the joint interventions of their different combination. The observed risk of cognitive impairment was 20.08% (95% confidence interval (CI): 18.81, 21.07). The risk ratios (RR) of cognitive impairment under the hypothetical interventions on higher social engagement, eating fruits at least sometimes, eating vegetables at least sometimes, positive PWB were 0.72 (95% CI: 0.65, 0.82), 0.93 (95% CI: 0.89, 0.95), 0.98 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.00) and 0.99 (95% CI: 0.98, 0.99), respectively. The RR of joint intervention was 0.64 (95% CI: 0.58, 0.73). Hypothetical interventions on psychosocial factors such as social engagement and PWB, as well as fruits and vegetable intake, were beneficial to protect older adults from cognitive impairment.

Keywords: cognitive impairment; g-formula; social engagement; psychological well-being; dietary intake (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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