Association of visual impairment with cognitive decline among older adults in Taiwan
Abstract This study investigated the association between visual impairment and cognitive decline among the elderly in Taiwan. The data were obtained from a government-sponsored, annual physical examination program for elderly citizens ≥ 65 years in Taipei City during 2005–2012. Distance presenting v...
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oai:doaj.org-article:ec13a166790d4a57b14ec25c1b8944592021-12-02T17:51:26ZAssociation of visual impairment with cognitive decline among older adults in Taiwan10.1038/s41598-021-97095-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/ec13a166790d4a57b14ec25c1b8944592021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97095-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract This study investigated the association between visual impairment and cognitive decline among the elderly in Taiwan. The data were obtained from a government-sponsored, annual physical examination program for elderly citizens ≥ 65 years in Taipei City during 2005–2012. Distance presenting visual acuity was measured using the Snellen chart. Visual impairment was classified into low vision and blindness. The Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) was selected to measure cognitive decline. The confounding factors including age, sex, sociodemographic factors: living status, marital status, education level, health behaviors: smoking, alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing, and physical comorbidities: BMI, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and triglyceride were collected for analysis. We recruited 105,208 participants and 4542 (4.3%) have abnormal SPMSQ. The abnormal SPMSQ had significantly higher prevalence of low vision (44.52% vs 18.79%) and blindness (8.89% vs 0.93%) compared with normal SPMSQ. The hazard ratios of abnormal SPMSQ in low vision and blindness were 2.34 (95% CI 2.17–2.52), and 5.13 (95% CI 4.50–5.85), after adjustment for confounders. In conclusion, visual impairment was independently and significantly associated with greater incident cognitive decline among elderly Asian people. Prevention of visual impairment may help to reduce the incidence of cognitive decline in the aged Asian population.I.-Mo FangYi-Jen FangHsiao-Yun HuShih-Han WengNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) |
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Abstract This study investigated the association between visual impairment and cognitive decline among the elderly in Taiwan. The data were obtained from a government-sponsored, annual physical examination program for elderly citizens ≥ 65 years in Taipei City during 2005–2012. Distance presenting visual acuity was measured using the Snellen chart. Visual impairment was classified into low vision and blindness. The Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) was selected to measure cognitive decline. The confounding factors including age, sex, sociodemographic factors: living status, marital status, education level, health behaviors: smoking, alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing, and physical comorbidities: BMI, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and triglyceride were collected for analysis. We recruited 105,208 participants and 4542 (4.3%) have abnormal SPMSQ. The abnormal SPMSQ had significantly higher prevalence of low vision (44.52% vs 18.79%) and blindness (8.89% vs 0.93%) compared with normal SPMSQ. The hazard ratios of abnormal SPMSQ in low vision and blindness were 2.34 (95% CI 2.17–2.52), and 5.13 (95% CI 4.50–5.85), after adjustment for confounders. In conclusion, visual impairment was independently and significantly associated with greater incident cognitive decline among elderly Asian people. Prevention of visual impairment may help to reduce the incidence of cognitive decline in the aged Asian population. |
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I.-Mo Fang Yi-Jen Fang Hsiao-Yun Hu Shih-Han Weng |
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Association of visual impairment with cognitive decline among older adults in Taiwan |
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Association of visual impairment with cognitive decline among older adults in Taiwan |
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Association of visual impairment with cognitive decline among older adults in Taiwan |
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association of visual impairment with cognitive decline among older adults in taiwan |
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