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| Study of the relationship cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and cognitive impairment among elderly people in China | | Author(s) | Huadong Zhou, Juan Deng, Jingcheng Li |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 32, no 2, March 2003 |
| Pages | pp 205-210 |
| Keywords | Tobacco smoking ; Alcoholism ; Cognitive impairment ; Correlation ; China. |
| Annotation | 3,012 participants aged 60+ were enrolled from 6 communities of Chongqing, China. Their cognitive function was measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and activities of daily living (ADLs). The chi squared test and logistic regression was used to find the relationship between cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and cognitive impairment. The rate of abnormal cognitive function was 11.95%. Smoking was closely related to cognitive impairment; alcohol drinking was also associated with cognitive impairment. In all smokers, current smoking was associated with a significantly increased risk of cognitive impairment. In all people who drink every day, there was a significantly increased risk of cognitive impairment. Cessation of smoking and reduction of drinking could be considered as part of a strategy to reduce the incidence of cognitive impairment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030425211 A |
| Classmark | ETT: ETA: E4: 49: 7DC |
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