Neighborhood age structure and cognitive function in a nationally-representative sample of older adults in the U.S.

ABSTRACT: Recent evidence suggests that living in a neighborhood with a greater percentage of older adults is associated with better individual health, including lower depression, better self-rated health, and a decreased risk of overall mortality. However, much of the work to date suffers from four limitations. First, none of the U.S.-based studies examine the association at the national level. Second, no studies have examined three important hypothesized mechanisms - neighborhood socioeconomic status and neighborhood social and physical characteristics - which are significantly correlated with both neighborhood age structure and health. Third, no U.S. study has longitudinally examined cognitive health trajectories. We build on this literature by examining nine years of nationally-representative da

SUBMITTER: Friedman EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5404827 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature