Own and parental schooling, gender, and cognitive performance based on the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) among older Chilean adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate associations of own and parental schooling with cognitive performance measured using the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) in Chile, a context distinct from previous studies using the HCAP.

Methods

Using Chile-Cog HCAP data linked to the Chilean Social Protection Longitudinal Survey, we used multivariate-adjusted regressions for individuals aged ≥60 to estimate associations between own and parental schooling and global HCAP and domain-specific scores, and examined gender differences (n = 1,791).

Results

Own schooling, with basic covariates, is associated with 40% of the variance in global HCAP scores. Less-than-primary versus lower-secondary schooling is associated with lower global HCAP scores and with lower or

SUBMITTER: Mani SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12700529 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature