Open AccessCognitive scores, even within the normal range, predict death and institutionalization
Author(s) -
Philip D. St. John,
Patrick R. Montgomery,
Betsy Kristjansson,
Ian McDowell
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/31.5.373
Subject(s) - odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , institutionalisation , population , confounding , dementia , gerontology , mini–mental state examination , odds , cognitive test , marital status , demography , cognition , psychiatry , logistic regression , cognitive impairment , environmental health , disease , sociology
Dementia is a predictor of death and institutionalization. It is less clear if variations in cognition within the normal range predict adverse outcomes.
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