Differences in cognitive function at 18 y of age explain the association between low education and early dementia risk.

ABSTRACT: Major initiatives attempt to prevent dementia by targeting modifiable risk factors. Low education is frequently pointed to, due to its relationship with dementia. Impact of education is difficult to assess, however, because of associations with multiple other factors, requiring large population-representative samples to tease the relationships apart. We studied 207,814 Norwegian men born between 1950 and 1959 who underwent compulsory cognitive testing during military conscription as young adults, to systematically test associations of education, cognition, and other important factors. Participants were grouped into five education levels and seven cognitive levels. A total of 1,521 were diagnosed with dementia between ages 60 and 69 y. While having compulsory education only was associated w

SUBMITTER: Bratsberg B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474070 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature