Open AccessModifiable Risk Factors Explain Socioeconomic Inequalities in Dementia Risk: Evidence from a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Kay Deckers,
Dorina Cadar,
Martin P.J. van Boxtel,
Frans R.J. Verhey,
Andrew Steptoe,
Sebastian Köhler
Publication year - 2019
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-190541
Subject(s) - dementia , hazard ratio , socioeconomic status , mediation , proportional hazards model , cohort study , gerontology , confidence interval , demography , medicine , cohort , risk factor , prospective cohort study , population , psychology , environmental health , disease , sociology , political science , law
Differences in dementia risk across the gradient of socioeconomic status (SES) exist, but their determinants are not well understood.