Effects of adult education on cognitive function and risk of dementia in older adults: a longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mid/late-life cognitive activities are associated with a lower rate of subsequent cognitive decline and lower subsequent dementia risk over time.

Methods

In this study, we investigated the association between adult education class participation and subsequent cognitive decline and dementia risk over time after adjusting for baseline cognitive function and genetic risk of dementia, correcting for several potential confounding variables, using a large prospective cohort data of participants from the UK Biobank study followed from 2006 to 2010.

Results

The results revealed that participation in adult education classes at baseline was associated with greater subsequent retention of fluid intelligence score. Cox proportional hazard models revealed that subject

SUBMITTER: Takeuchi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10480502 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature