Abstract
Objectives: To assess the association between rural and urban residential mobility and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China. Method: We used data from the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health that included adults age 50+ from China (N = 12,410). We used multivariate linear regressions to examine how residential mobility and age at migration were associated with cognitive function. Results: Urban and urban-to-urban residents had the highest level of cognitive function, whereas rural and rural-to-rural residents had the poorest cognitive function. Persons who migrated to/within rural areas before age 20 had poorer cognitive function than those who migrated during later adulthood. Socioeconomic factors played a major role in accounting for the disparities in cognition; however, the association remained significant after inclusion of all covariates. Discussion: Residential mobility and age at migration have significant implications for cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-30 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Research on Aging |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Keywords
- China
- cognition
- mobility
- social determinants of health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Health(social science)
- Geriatrics and Gerontology