The Influence of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Dementia Mortality, Age at Death, and Quality of Diagnosis: A Nationwide Death Records Study in England and Wales 2001–2017
Author(s) -
Mark Jitlal,
Guru Amirthalingam,
Tasvee Karania,
Eve Parry,
Aidan Neligan,
Ruth Dobson,
Alastair Noyce,
Charles R. Marshall
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of alzheimer s disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1875-8908
pISSN - 1387-2877
DOI - 10.3233/jad-210089
Subject(s) - decile , dementia , medicine , socioeconomic status , odds ratio , death certificate , demography , social deprivation , gerontology , odds , cause of death , population , logistic regression , environmental health , disease , statistics , mathematics , sociology , economics , economic growth
Socioeconomic deprivation may be an important determinant of dementia risk, mortality, and access to diagnostic services. Premature mortality from other causes and under-representation of deprived individuals in research may lead to this effect being overlooked.
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