Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between occupational and leisure-time inactivity and cognitive function in an ageing population: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition in Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) study | Zendy

Shabina Hayat | Zendy; Robert Luben | Zendy; Nicholas J. Wareham | Zendy; KayTee Khaw | Zendy; Carol Brayne | Zendy

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Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between occupational and leisure-time inactivity and cognitive function in an ageing population: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition in Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) study

Author(s) -

Shabina Hayat,

Robert Luben,

Nicholas J. Wareham,

KayTee Khaw,

Carol Brayne

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyaa067

Subject(s) - gerontology , cross sectional study , cognition , medicine , dementia , odds ratio , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , cognitive decline , european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition , population , demography , multinomial logistic regression , socioeconomic status , cohort study , environmental health , disease , psychiatry , surgery , pathology , sociology , machine learning , computer science

The current evidence for higher physical activity and better cognitive function and lower risk of dementia is strong but not conclusive. More robust evidence is needed to inform public-health policy. We provide further insight into discrepancies observed across studies, reporting on habitual inactivity including that during work.

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