Individual and Area-Based Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Dementia Incidence in England
Author(s) -
Dorina Cadar,
Camille Lassale,
Hilary DaviesKershaw,
David J. Llewellyn,
G. David Batty,
Andrew Steptoe
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1012
Subject(s) - dementia , socioeconomic status , hazard ratio , medicine , demography , gerontology , cohort , cohort study , incidence (geometry) , interquartile range , population , educational attainment , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , disease , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics , economics , economic growth
Lower educational attainment is associated with a higher risk of dementia. However, less clear is the extent to which other socioeconomic markers contribute to dementia risk.
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