Socioeconomic and Contextual Differentials in Memory Decline: A Cross-Country Investigation Between England and China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although cognitive functioning is strongly associated with biological changes in the brain during the aging process, very little is known about the role of sociocultural differentials between the western and eastern parts of the world. We examined the associations between individual socioeconomic markers (e.g., education, household wealth) and contextual levels characteristics (e.g., urbanicity) with memory performance and memory decline over up to 8 years of follow-up in England and China.

Methods

The analytical samples included participants aged 50+ from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (n = 6,687) and the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (n = 10,252). Mixed linear models were employed to examine the association between baseline individual s

SUBMITTER: Cadar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9985334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature