Overall and sex-specific risk factors for subjective cognitive decline: findings from the 2015-2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research indicates that at least 35% of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia risk may be amenable to prevention. Subjective cognitive decline is often the first indication of preclinical dementia, with the risk of subsequent Alzheimer's disease in such individuals being greater in women than men. We wished to understand how modifiable factors are associated with subjective cognitive decline, and whether differences exist by sex.

Methods

Data were collected from men and women (45 years and older) who completed the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Cognitive Decline Module (2015-2018), n = 216,838. We calculated population-attributable fractions for subjective cognitive decline, stratified by sex, of the following factors: limited education,

SUBMITTER: Schliep KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature