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However, limited studies have examined the levels and predictors of active ageing at the community level in provincially designated age-friendly communities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted from August to November 2024 in two age-friendly communities in Yanji City, China. We invited 553 older adults aged 60 years and above using simple random sampling methods. We collected data through structured face-to-face interviews using validated instruments that measured socio-demographic and physical, environmental, health-related, and social variables. We used multiple linear regression to identify significant predictors of active ageing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 513 older adults participated 56.9% were female, and 90.4% were aged 60\u221279. The mean active ageing score was 100.98 (SD\u2009=\u200916.78). Higher educational attainment (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.138, 95% CI [0.513, 8.736]), higher income levels (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.144, 95% CI [1.265, 10.266]), moderate physical activity levels (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.073, 95% CI [0.004, 0.181]), better cognitive function (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.214, 95% CI [0.522, 1.088]), stronger family support (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.124, 95% CI [0.399, 1.535)], close social connectedness (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.277, 95% CI [0.595, 1.021]), and use of community (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.176, 95% CI [3.597, 9.532]) and cultural facilities (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.116, 95% CI [1.659, 6.583]) three or more times a week were significantly associated with higher active ageing. Depression had a significant negative impact on active ageing scores (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009\u22120.170, 95% CI [\u22121.362, \u22120.570]).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings underscore the need for integrated strategies encompassing environmental design, social support systems, physical activity promotion, and mental health care to foster active and meaningful ageing in age-friendly community settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0336910","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,14]],"date-time":"2025-11-14T18:33:46Z","timestamp":1763145226000},"page":"e0336910","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Predictors of active ageing among older adults in age-friendly communities in Yanji City, China: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-3502-6727","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jiawei","family":"Jiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3895-530X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ai Theng","family":"Cheong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5737-7226","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Shariff Ghazali","family":"Sazlina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zarina","family":"Haron","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shanyu","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chenli","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qi","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0336910.ref001","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2021"},{"key":"pone.0336910.ref002","unstructured":"Statistics C. 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