Sustained Economic Hardship and Cognitive Function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The relationship between low income and worse health outcomes is evident, yet its association with cognitive outcomes is less explored. Most studies have measured income at one time and none have examined how sustained exposure to low income influences cognition in a relatively young cohort. This study examined the effect of sustained poverty and perceived financial difficulty on cognitive function in midlife.

Methods

Income data were collected six times between 1985 and 2010 for 3,383 adults from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults prospective cohort study. Sustained poverty was defined by the percentage of time participants' household income was <200% of the federal poverty level-"never" in poverty, "0< to <1/3," "≥1/3 to <100%" or "all-time."

SUBMITTER: Zeki Al Hazzouri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5167656 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature