Neighbourhood environment and dementia in older people from high-, middle- and low-income countries: results from two population-based cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A growing number of studies have explored how features of the neighbourhood environment can be related to cognitive health in later life. Yet few have focused on low- and middle-income countries and compared the results across different settings. The aim of this study is to investigate the cross-sectional associations between neighbourhood amenities and dementia in older people from high-, middle- and low-income countries.

Methods

This study was based on two population-based cohort studies of people aged≥65: the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II (CFAS II) in UK (N = 4955) and a subset of the 10/66 study in China, Dominican Republic and Mexico (N = 3386). In both cohorts, dementia was assessed using the Geriatric Mental State-Automated Geriatric Examination fo

SUBMITTER: Wu YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7465327 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature