Everyday cognitive functioning and global cognitive performance are differentially associated with physical frailty and chronological age in older Chinese men and women.

Tianyin LiuGloria Hy WongHao LuoJennifer Yee Man TangJiaqi XuJacky Cp ChoyTerry Ys Lum

Published in: Aging & mental health (2017)

Physical frailty is a stronger indicator than age for everyday cognition in both genders and for global cognition in men. Our findings suggest that there are alternative indexes of cognitive aging than chronological age.

Keyphrases

physical activity
community dwelling
mental health
mild cognitive impairment
middle aged
white matter