Open AccessDo the Benefits of Educational Attainment for Late-life Cognition Differ by Racial/Ethnic Group?
Author(s) -
Chloe W. Eng,
M. Maria Glymour,
Paola Gilsanz,
Dan M Mungas,
Elizabeth Rose Mayeda,
Oanh L. Meyer,
Rachel A. Whitmer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alzheimer disease and associated disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1546-4156
pISSN - 0893-0341
DOI - 10.1097/wad.0000000000000418
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychology , cognition , episodic memory , educational attainment , dementia , association (psychology) , race (biology) , gerontology , cognitive reserve , developmental psychology , semantic memory , clinical psychology , medicine , cognitive impairment , psychiatry , disease , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , psychotherapist , biology , economic growth , botany
Educational attainment is associated with late-life cognitive performance and dementia; few studies have examined diverse racial/ethnic groups to assess whether the association differs by race/ethnicity.