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초록

영어

As population aging accelerates globally, cognitive impairment has emerged as a major public health concern, particularly among older women. This study aimed to examine the independent and combined associations of depression, sarcopenia, frailty, and chronic diseases with cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older women in South Korea. A total of 1,065 women aged ≥65 years were recruited from 13 cities. Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination for Dementia Screening. Depression, sarcopenia, and frail-ty were evaluated using the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, Strength, Assistance in walking, Rising from a chair, Climbing stairs and Falls questionnaire, and Fried frailty criteria. Information on physician- diagnosed chronic diseases (diabetes, arthritis, and hypertension) was also collected. Continuous variables were analyzed using independent t-tests, and categorical variables were analyzed using chi-square tests. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with cognitive impairment, adjusting for age group, depression, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, sarcopenia, and frailty. Participants with cognitive impairment exhibited significantly higher levels of depression, sarcopenia, frailty, and a greater prevalence of chronic diseases compared to those with normal cognition. In multivari-able analyses, depression, diabetes, arthritis, sarcopenia, and frailty re-mained significantly associated with cognitive impairment. These find-ings indicate that cognitive impairment in older women is associated with a complex interplay of psychological, physical, and metabolic fac-tors. Addressing modifiable conditions, particularly depression, sarco-penia, and frailty, may be important for reducing the burden of cognitive impairment.

목차

Abstract
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Participants
Study design
Body composition
Questionnaire assessment
Statistical analysis
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES

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저자

• Namsu Kim [ Department of Rehabilitation Therapy, Kosin University, Busan, Korea ]
• Sam-Jun Lee [ Department of Sport Rehabilitation, College of Health, Welfare and Education, Tongmyong University, Busan, Korea ]
• Jinseok Lee [ Department of Physical Education, Daegu National University of Education, Daegu, Korea ] Corresponding Author

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  JER [Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation]

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  격월간

• pISSN

  2288-176X

• eISSN

  2288-1778

• 수록기간

  2013~2026

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS,KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 517 DDC 613