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Table 3 Associations between Physical Activity and Cognitive function Stratified by age group

From: Effects of physical activity on cognitive function among patients with diabetes in China: a nationally longitudinal study

 

45 < age < 65

age > 65

Variable β(p)

Episodic Memory(N = 557)

Episodic Memory(N = 295)

Total Physical Activity

0.0016**(0.0008)

0.0011(0.0017)

Memory base

0.3772***(0.0453)

0.3603***(0.0622)

Mental base

0.1133***(0.0325)

0.0992**(0.0386)

R2

0.328

0.401

F

17.3350

13.8767

 

45 < age < 65

age > 65

Variable β(p)

Executive Function(N = 557)

Executive Function(N = 295)

Total Physical Activity

−0.0001

(0.0010)

−0.0010

(0.0023)

Memory base

0.1290**(0.0656)

0.1613*(0.0962)

Mental base

0.6081***(0.0500)

0.4629***(0.0649)

R2

0.428

0.530

F

25.8365

27.6147

  1. Model adjusted for age, gender, living areas, education levels, marital status, household expenditure, baseline cognitive function, smoking status, history of stroke, heart problem, hypertension status and depression level.
  2. Source: CHARLS 2011,2013,2015 waves
  3. * p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01