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Association of socioeconomic status and cognitive functioning change among elderly Chinese people

Author(s) -

Lei Yang,

Pekka Martikainen,

Karri Silventoinen,

Hanna Konttinen

Publication year - 2016

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/afw107

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , cognition , gerontology , medicine , cognitive skill , cognitive decline , educational attainment , longitudinal study , demography , population , dementia , psychiatry , environmental health , disease , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth

he inverse association between high socioeconomic status and impaired cognitive functioning in old age has been widely studied. However, it is still inconclusive whether higher socioeconomic status slows the rate of cognitive decline over ageing, especially in non-Western populations. We examined this association using a large population-based longitudinal survey of older Chinese persons.

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