Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis

Background: Literature shows that olfactory impairment (OI) is associated not only with neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), but also with increased mortality. In this study, we analyzed data collected from the prospective phase of the 10-year follow-up of the Shanghai Aging Study (SAS) to explore the...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:647a0d5bd61744a4b4518d7152a83f7c2021-12-01T06:41:06ZIs Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.771584https://doaj.org/article/647a0d5bd61744a4b4518d7152a83f7c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.771584/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Background: Literature shows that olfactory impairment (OI) is associated not only with neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), but also with increased mortality. In this study, we analyzed data collected from the prospective phase of the 10-year follow-up of the Shanghai Aging Study (SAS) to explore the mediation effect of NDDs on the OI-mortality relationship.Methods: We analyzed data collected from the prospective phase of the 10-year follow-up of the SAS. We included 1,811 participants aged 60 years or older who completed both an olfactory identification test and a cognitive assessment at baseline (2010–2011). Survival status of the participants from baseline to December 31, 2019 was obtained from the local mortality surveillance system. We used the four-way decomposition method to attribute effects to interaction and mediation and to explore the mediation effect of NDDs on the OI-mortality relationship.Results: The four-way decomposition method revealed a statistically significant association of OI with death. Overall, 43% higher risk for death was associated with OI [excess relative risk (ERR) = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.06–0.80, p = 0.023]. Excluding the mediation from NDDs and interaction between OI and NDDs, the controlled direct effect of OI on death was even higher in NDDs participants, with an ERR of 77% (95% CI: 0.00–1.55, p = 0.050). Statistically significant association was found for failure to identify coffee (ERR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.18–1.36, p = 0.010) and marginally significant associations were found for failure to identify cinnamon (ERR = 0.33, 95% CI: −0.02–0.68, p = 0.068) and rose (ERR = 0.33, 95% CI: −0.01–0.67, p = 0.054) with death.Conclusion: OI was associated with the long-term mortality in older adults and the association was even stronger in those with NDDs. Failure to identify coffee or rose was associated with a higher mortality risk, and the association was mediated by NDDs.Yang CaoYang CaoZhenxu XiaoZhenxu XiaoZhenxu XiaoWanqing WuWanqing WuWanqing WuQianhua ZhaoQianhua ZhaoQianhua ZhaoDing DingDing DingDing DingFrontiers Media S.A.articleolfactoryneurodegenerative diseasemortalityprospectiveelderlyPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic olfactory
neurodegenerative disease
mortality
prospective
elderly
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle olfactory
neurodegenerative disease
mortality
prospective
elderly
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Yang Cao
Yang Cao
Zhenxu Xiao
Zhenxu Xiao
Zhenxu Xiao
Wanqing Wu
Wanqing Wu
Wanqing Wu
Qianhua Zhao
Qianhua Zhao
Qianhua Zhao
Ding Ding
Ding Ding
Ding Ding
Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis
description Background: Literature shows that olfactory impairment (OI) is associated not only with neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), but also with increased mortality. In this study, we analyzed data collected from the prospective phase of the 10-year follow-up of the Shanghai Aging Study (SAS) to explore the mediation effect of NDDs on the OI-mortality relationship.Methods: We analyzed data collected from the prospective phase of the 10-year follow-up of the SAS. We included 1,811 participants aged 60 years or older who completed both an olfactory identification test and a cognitive assessment at baseline (2010–2011). Survival status of the participants from baseline to December 31, 2019 was obtained from the local mortality surveillance system. We used the four-way decomposition method to attribute effects to interaction and mediation and to explore the mediation effect of NDDs on the OI-mortality relationship.Results: The four-way decomposition method revealed a statistically significant association of OI with death. Overall, 43% higher risk for death was associated with OI [excess relative risk (ERR) = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.06–0.80, p = 0.023]. Excluding the mediation from NDDs and interaction between OI and NDDs, the controlled direct effect of OI on death was even higher in NDDs participants, with an ERR of 77% (95% CI: 0.00–1.55, p = 0.050). Statistically significant association was found for failure to identify coffee (ERR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.18–1.36, p = 0.010) and marginally significant associations were found for failure to identify cinnamon (ERR = 0.33, 95% CI: −0.02–0.68, p = 0.068) and rose (ERR = 0.33, 95% CI: −0.01–0.67, p = 0.054) with death.Conclusion: OI was associated with the long-term mortality in older adults and the association was even stronger in those with NDDs. Failure to identify coffee or rose was associated with a higher mortality risk, and the association was mediated by NDDs.
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author Yang Cao
Yang Cao
Zhenxu Xiao
Zhenxu Xiao
Zhenxu Xiao
Wanqing Wu
Wanqing Wu
Wanqing Wu
Qianhua Zhao
Qianhua Zhao
Qianhua Zhao
Ding Ding
Ding Ding
Ding Ding
author_facet Yang Cao
Yang Cao
Zhenxu Xiao
Zhenxu Xiao
Zhenxu Xiao
Wanqing Wu
Wanqing Wu
Wanqing Wu
Qianhua Zhao
Qianhua Zhao
Qianhua Zhao
Ding Ding
Ding Ding
Ding Ding
author_sort Yang Cao
title Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis
title_short Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis
title_full Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis
title_fullStr Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis
title_sort is olfactory impairment associated with 10-year mortality mediating by neurodegenerative diseases in older adults? the four-way decomposition analysis
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/647a0d5bd61744a4b4518d7152a83f7c
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