Nutritional status mediates the relationship between depression and mild cognitive impairment among Chinese community-dwelling older adults

Bibliographic Data

ID15528263
AuthorsXiaoyu Chen (0000-0003-1741-0674, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, corresponding author), Peipei Han (0000-0002-2947-917X, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences), Zhenwen Liang (0000-0002-4165-5498, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences), Liou Cao (Renji Hospital), Jing Gao (0000-0002-0020-0622, Community Health Center), Qi Guo (0000-0003-2594-8634, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Year2026
Volume17
Pages1684063-1684063
Publication date2026-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1684063
PMID41858647
OpenAlexW7133564843
LanguageEN
References cited6

Individuals at risk of malnutrition or depressed were associated with MCI. Poor nutritional condition mediates the association between depression and MCI in older adults. Early nutritional interventions may mitigate cognitive decline in depressed older adults

Activities of daily living · Cognition · Confounding · Depression (economics · Geriatric Depression Scale · Logistic regression · Malnutrition · Mediation · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Frailty in Older Adults · Nutrition and Health in Aging