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F3‐04‐04: HOW CHANGES IN EDUCATION MAY EXPLAIN THE FALLING INCIDENCE OF DEMENTIA: FINDINGS FROM LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDIES IN THE UK
Author(s) -
Matthews Fiona,
Brayne Carol
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.2755
Subject(s) - dementia , falling (accident) , incidence (geometry) , cohort , gerontology , scale (ratio) , demography , globe , population , cognitive decline , psychology , medicine , geography , environmental health , disease , sociology , physics , cartography , pathology , optics , neuroscience
p1⁄40.03). In the prospective models LLEwas associated with higher scores on the MoCA 4 years later (primary/none: B1⁄41.21, CI1⁄40.28-2.14, p1⁄40.01; secondary: B1⁄40.43, CI1⁄40.04-0.81, p1⁄40.03; tertiary: B1⁄40.27, CI1⁄40.01-0.53, p1⁄40.04), suggesting that the benefits of LLE are sustained over time. Conclusions:Late life education is associated with better global cognitive functioning, particularly in older adults with low levels of education. Late life education may be a useful intervention to mitigate the increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia associated with low levels of education.