Associations of socioeconomic status and healthy lifestyle with incident dementia and cognitive decline: two prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the complex associations of socioeconomic status (SES) and healthy lifestyle with cognitive dysfunction.

Methods

Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) [2008-2020] and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) [2004-2018], SES was constructed by latent class analysis using education level, total household income and wealth. Overall healthy lifestyle was derived using information on never smoking, low to moderate alcohol consumption (drinks/day: (0, 1] for women and (0, 2] for men), top tertile of physical activity, and active social contact.

Findings

A total of 12,437 and 6565 participants from the HRS and ELSA were included (40.8% and 46.0% men and mean age 69.3 years and 65.1 years, respectively). Compared with p

SUBMITTER: Wang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420443 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature