Cross-sectional associations between neighborhood characteristics, cognition and dementia risk factor burden in middle-aged and older Australians.

ABSTRACT: Dementia disproportionately affects individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including those living in areas of lower neighborhood-level socioeconomic status. It is important to understand whether there are specific neighborhood characteristics associated with dementia risk factors and cognition which may inform dementia risk reduction interventions. We sought to examine whether greenspace, walkability, and crime associated with the cumulative burden of modifiable dementia risk factors and cognition. This was a cross-sectional analysis of 2016-2020 data from the Healthy Brain Project, a population-based cohort of community-dwelling individuals across Australia. Participants were aged 40-70 and free of dementia. Measures included greenspace (greenspace % in the local area, and distance t

SUBMITTER: Cavuoto MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10997895 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature