| Title | Parental education and late-life dementia in the United States. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Rogers, MAM, Plassman, BL, Kabeto, MU, Fisher, GG, McArdle, JJ, Llewellyn, DJ, Potter, GG, Langa, KM |
| Journal | J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 71-80 |
| Date Published | 2009 Mar |
| ISSN Number | 0891-9887 |
| Call Number | newpubs20090302_Rogers_etal.pdf |
| Keywords | Age Distribution, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Apolipoproteins E, Biomarkers, Cognition Disorders, Dementia, Educational Status, Fathers, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mothers, Odds Ratio, Parents, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Racial Groups, Risk Factors, Sex Distribution, United States |
| Abstract | We investigated the relation between parental education and dementia in the United States. Participants in the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study were included, with information regarding parental education obtained from the Health and Retirement Study. The odds of dementia in elderly Americans whose mothers had less then 8 years of schooling were twice (95% CI, 1.1-3.8) that of individuals with higher maternal education, when adjusted for paternal education. Of elderly Americans with less educated mothers, 45.4% (95% CI, 37.4-53.4%) were diagnosed with dementia or ;;cognitive impairment, no dementia'' compared to 31.2% (95% CI, 25.0-37.4%) of elderly Americans whose mothers had at least an 8th grade education. The population attributable risk of dementia due to low maternal education was 18.8% (95% CI, 9.4-28.2%). The education of girls in a population may be protective of dementia in the next generation. |
| DOI | 10.1177/0891988708328220 |
| User Guide Notes | |
| Endnote Keywords | Dementia/Education/Women |
| Endnote ID | 19720 |
| Alternate Journal | J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol |
| Citation Key | 7316 |
| PubMed ID | 19073840 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC2670459 |
| Grant List | R01 AG027010-01 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States K08 AG019180 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States U01 AG09740 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States R01 AG027010 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States U01 AG009740 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States K08 AG019180-05 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States |
