Participant education, spousal education and dementia risk in a diverse cohort of members of an integrated health care delivery system in Northern California.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The role of spousal education on dementia risk and how it may differ by gender or race/ethnicity is unknown. This study examines the association between one's own education separate from and in conjunction with spousal education and risk of dementia.

Design

Cohort.

Setting

Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC), an integrated health care delivery system.

Participants

8835 members of KPNC who were aged 40-55, married and reported own and spousal education in 1964-1973.

Primary outcome measure

Dementia cases were identified through medical records from 1 January 1996 to 30 September 2017.

Methods

Own and spousal education was self-reported in 1964-1973 and each was classified as four indicator variables (≤high school, trade school/so

SUBMITTER: Gilsanz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215232 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature