Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Midlife: Evidence from the 1958 British Birth Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dementia has been the leading cause of death in the UK since 2015. Increasing evidence supports an association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and dementia onset in later life. However, limited studies have examined how life-course SEP influences the development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an intermediate state potentially preceding dementia. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the relationship between life-course SEP and MCI amongst adults aged 50 years in Great Britain.

Methods

We employed data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS), also known as the 1958 British Birth Cohort, to determine the associations between SEP and MCI in 6590 participants. We categorised life-course measures of SEP as stable high/low or moving upward/down

SUBMITTER: Sahota CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11043258 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature