Does Socioeconomic Status Moderate the Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Decline? A Moderated Mediation Analysis Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been associated with cognitive decline, yet the role of socioeconomic status (SES) in modifying this association through inflammatory pathways remains unclear. This study investigated whether SES moderates the mediating effect of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the MetS–cog...