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. 2023 May 25;78(10):1625–1635. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbad082

Table 2.

Predictive Associations Between Engaging in Social and Leisure Activities at Baseline and Subsequent Cognition Status Transitions, Relative to Maintaining the Same Status, From Latent Transition Analyses Among Participants from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (odds ratios; n = 9,091)

To:
Death Learning and memory impairment Perceptual-motor function impairment Temporal disorientation Normal cognition
From: Learning and memory impairment Gardening/maintenance (0.54)
At least four activities (0.63)
Ref. Reading (11.59)
Perceptual-motor function impairment Sewing or other crafts (0.38)
At least four activities (0.47)
Ref. Reading (3.13)
Temporal disorientation Sewing or other crafts (0.41)
Attending a class (0.18)
Watching television (0.43)
Sewing or other crafts (0.37) Ref. Reading (8.25)
Puzzles (5.10)
phone and internet (5.26)
Gardening/maintenance (2.20)
At least four activities (5.70)
Normal cognition At least four activities (0.61) Reading (0.62)
Phone and internet use (0.61)
Sewing or other crafts (0.59)
At least four activities (0.50)
Ref.