Risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older adults with a criminal background: a population-based register study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT: Criminal behaviour has previously been associated with an increased risk for several mental health problems, but little is known about the association between criminal behaviour and dementia. We aimed to examine how the criminal background (type of crime, number of convictions, length of the sentence) is associated with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and how mental and physical health disorders and educational attainment influenced these associations. A nationwide cohort of 3,617,028 individuals born between 1932 and 1962 were linked with criminal and medical records using Swedish national registers. We used Cox regression models to examine the associations. Increased risks for dementia (Hazard ratios (HRs) 1.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.50-1.57) and MCI (1.55, 1.50-1.

SUBMITTER: Solares C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894846 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature