Threshold effects of physical activity and cognitive function among older adults with diabetes mellitus in NHANES 2011–2014
Jigang Ren, Huibiao Li, Li Liufu, YuPing Yang, Danting Long, Hong Liu, Lidian Chen · 2025
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Jigang Ren and co-authors study exercise and thinking skills in older adults with diabetes, using survey data from 2025 covering the years 2011 to 2014. The group drew on a large United States health survey and focused on 925 people aged 60 and older. Thinking was checked with a word-naming test and a symbol-matching test.
More activity linked to better scores on both tests, but only up to a point. Gains leveled off near 490 weekly units of activity for the naming test and near 1,120 for the symbol test. Past those points, extra activity added little. The authors read this as an upside-down U shape and call for studies with worn step counters and motion sensors to confirm the best dose.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jigang Ren, Huibiao Li, Li Liufu, YuPing Yang, Danting Long, Hong Liu, Lidian Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |