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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Association of education with incidence of cognitive impairment in three established populations for epidemiologic studies of the elderly
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Volume 47, No. 4, Year 1994
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We analyzed the association of education, occupation, and śex with incidence of cognitive impairment using data from three communities in the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) projects (New Haven, East Boston, and Iowa). Participants were initially interviewed in 1981-1983, with follow-up 3 and 6 years later. Incident cognitive impairment was defined on the basis of either: (1) increase in the number of errors in Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) (i.e. from a baseline level below the cutoff value to a score above the cutoff), or (2) inability to respond to interview questions at a follow-up contact (requiring a proxy informant), or (3) death with a recorded diagnosis of a dementing illness. In multiple logistic regression models, the major factors predicting the development of cognitive impairment were advanced age, any errors on baseline SPMSQ, 8 or fewer years of education, and occupation. Education and occupation remained significant predictors after controlling for age, site, sex, stroke, and baseline SPMSQ score. © 1994.
Authors & Co-Authors
Katzman, Robert L.
Unknown Affiliation
Wallace, Robert Bruce
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Berkman, Lisa F.
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Taylor, James O.
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Fillenbaum, Gerda G.
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Statistics
Citations: 141
Authors: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0895-4356(94)90157-0
ISSN:
08954356
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study