Nutritional status mediates the relationship between depression and mild cognitive impairment among Chinese community-dwelling older adults
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.
Authors
- Liou Cao
- Zhenwen Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4165-5498)
- Jing Gao
- Xiaoyu Chen
- Peipei Han
- Qi Guo
Institutions
- Renji Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences (CN)
- Community Health Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1684063
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00