Relationship of Age, Education, and Occupation With Dementia Among a Community-Based Sample of African Americans

Abstract

Education was independently associated with cognitive impairment and dementia among a representative community-based sample of African Americans and the association remains significant across a variety of sensitivity analyses designed to control for measurement and confounding biases. The potential protective role of education against the development of dementia among African Americans deserves further evaluation.

Knowledge and attitude towards Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a low‐ to middle‐income country: a cross‐sectional survey among Lebanese middle‐aged and older adults

“…There were no age or sex differences in knowledge, a finding that has been reported in other studies 37,39,47,48 . The observed association of higher educational attainment and income with better ADRD knowledge was in line with previous studies 24,49–51 . We also found an association between higher religiosity scores and lower knowledge and attitude.…”

Knowledge and attitude towards Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a low‐ to middle‐income country: a cross‐sectional survey among Lebanese middle‐aged and older adults

“…There were no age or sex differences in knowledge, a finding that has been reported in other studies 37,39,47,48 . The observed association of higher educational attainment and income with better ADRD knowledge was in line with previous studies 24,49–51 . We also found an association between higher religiosity scores and lower knowledge and attitude.…”

Postsecondary Education and Dementia Risk in Older Jesuit Priests

“…After important covariates like age, intelligence, and depression were controlled for, those with less postsecondary education had higher odds of having dementia than those with more postsecondary education. This finding is consistent with a plethora of previous reports (Callahan et al, 1996; CSHA Working Group, 1994a; Cohen et al, 1996;D'Alessandro et al, 1996;Fratiglioni et al, 1991;Hill et al, 1993; Katzman, 1993;Mortel et al, 1995;Mortimer & Graves, 1993;Ott et al, 1995;Stern et al, 1992Stern et al, ,1994Zhang et al, 1990). Unlike previous studies, however, all the participants here had at least a secondary education.…”

Diabetes Status Is Associated With Poor Cognitive Performace in Saudi Population at High Metabolic Risk

“…As expected and shown in many previous studies (27,28), cognitive tests scores herein were superior in those individuals that were more educated. Although education levels were similar in diabetics and controls in our study, it could be considered as a shared risk factor for cognitive impairment and diabetes since there is evidence that low educational levels increase the risk of diabetes (29) given the overall low education level among our study population.…”

Knowledge and attitude towards Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a low‐ to middle‐income country: a cross‐sectional survey among Lebanese middle‐aged and older adults

“…There were no age or sex differences in knowledge, a finding that has been reported in other studies 37,39,47,48 . The observed association of higher educational attainment and income with better ADRD knowledge was in line with previous studies 24,49–51 . We also found an association between higher religiosity scores and lower knowledge and attitude.…”

Postsecondary Education and Dementia Risk in Older Jesuit Priests

“…After important covariates like age, intelligence, and depression were controlled for, those with less postsecondary education had higher odds of having dementia than those with more postsecondary education. This finding is consistent with a plethora of previous reports (Callahan et al, 1996; CSHA Working Group, 1994a; Cohen et al, 1996;D'Alessandro et al, 1996;Fratiglioni et al, 1991;Hill et al, 1993; Katzman, 1993;Mortel et al, 1995;Mortimer & Graves, 1993;Ott et al, 1995;Stern et al, 1992Stern et al, ,1994Zhang et al, 1990). Unlike previous studies, however, all the participants here had at least a secondary education.…”

Diabetes Status Is Associated With Poor Cognitive Performace in Saudi Population at High Metabolic Risk

“…As expected and shown in many previous studies (27,28), cognitive tests scores herein were superior in those individuals that were more educated. Although education levels were similar in diabetics and controls in our study, it could be considered as a shared risk factor for cognitive impairment and diabetes since there is evidence that low educational levels increase the risk of diabetes (29) given the overall low education level among our study population.…”

Knowledge and attitude towards Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a low‐ to middle‐income country: a cross‐sectional survey among Lebanese middle‐aged and older adults

“…There were no age or sex differences in knowledge, a finding that has been reported in other studies 37,39,47,48 . The observed association of higher educational attainment and income with better ADRD knowledge was in line with previous studies 24,49–51 . We also found an association between higher religiosity scores and lower knowledge and attitude.…”

Postsecondary Education and Dementia Risk in Older Jesuit Priests

“…After important covariates like age, intelligence, and depression were controlled for, those with less postsecondary education had higher odds of having dementia than those with more postsecondary education. This finding is consistent with a plethora of previous reports (Callahan et al, 1996; CSHA Working Group, 1994a; Cohen et al, 1996;D'Alessandro et al, 1996;Fratiglioni et al, 1991;Hill et al, 1993; Katzman, 1993;Mortel et al, 1995;Mortimer & Graves, 1993;Ott et al, 1995;Stern et al, 1992Stern et al, ,1994Zhang et al, 1990). Unlike previous studies, however, all the participants here had at least a secondary education.…”

Diabetes Status Is Associated With Poor Cognitive Performace in Saudi Population at High Metabolic Risk

“…As expected and shown in many previous studies (27,28), cognitive tests scores herein were superior in those individuals that were more educated. Although education levels were similar in diabetics and controls in our study, it could be considered as a shared risk factor for cognitive impairment and diabetes since there is evidence that low educational levels increase the risk of diabetes (29) given the overall low education level among our study population.…”