Seong-Uk Baek

Association between longitudinal trajectories of cognitive functioning and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older adults in South Korea: Exploring the mediating role of oral health-related quality of life

Mediating role of depressive symptoms in the association between trajectories of instrumental activities of daily living and all-cause mortality in middle-aged or older adults: a cohort study in South Korea.

This longitudinal mediation analysis revealed that individuals experiencing an increasing trajectory of IADL limitations exhibited a higher risk of all-cause mortality, with depressive symptoms partially accounting for this association.

Longitudinal trajectories of social frailty and the risk of all-cause mortality among older adults in South Korea: Exploration of the mediating role of cognitive functioning.

BACKGROUND Mounting evidence indicates that social frailty leads to adverse health outcomes in older adults. However, longitudinal trajectories of social frailty and their relationship with all-cause mortality have not been fully investigated. We analyzed the association between social frailty trajectories and all-caus...