%0 Journal Article
%T Mental Work Demands and Late
%A Ding Ding
%A Jianfeng Luo
%A Li Zheng
%A Qianhua Zhao
%A Qihao Guo
%A Wei Deng
%A Xiaoniu Liang
%A Xinqi Dong
%A Zhao Chen
%J Journal of Aging and Health
%@ 1552-6887
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0898264318765034
%X Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the association between mental work demands (MWDs) and late-life cognition among Chinese older adults. Method: Data were drawn from the baseline of the Shanghai Aging Study. Results: Among 3,546 participants, the mean MWDs index of participants with dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and cognitive normal were 2.8 (SD = 0.5), 2.8 (SD = 0.5), and 2.9 (SD = 0.4), respectively. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores in group with low MWDs level decreased more dramatically by increasing age than that in groups with middle and high MWDs level (p < .001). In a subgroup of participants with education ¡Ý6 years, we found a positive correlation between MWDs index and MMSE score after adjusting for gender, age, body mass index, income, living alone, smoking, drinking, anxiety, depression, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and APOE-¦Å4 (apolipoprotein), by generalized linear model analysis (p < .001). Discussion: Our results suggest that long-time mental work stimulation during adulthood would have potential benefits to late-life cognition
%K cognitive function
%K dementia
%K mild cognitive impairment
%K mental work demands
%K community-based study
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0898264318765034