Education and the incidence of dementia in a large population-based study: The Rotterdam study

A Ott; CTM van Rossum; F van Harskamp; Dike van de Mheen; A Hofman; MMB Breteler

doi:10.1212/WNL.52.3.663

Education and the incidence of dementia in a large population-based study: The Rotterdam study

A Ott^*, CTM van Rossum, F van Harskamp, Dike van de Mheen, A Hofman, MMB Breteler

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Abstract

We assessed the risk of dementia by educational level in a prospective population-based study. In the Rotterdam Study, 6,827 nondemented participants with known education level were followed for an average of 2.1 years. During this period, 137 new cases of dementia occurred. Low education was associated with higher dementia risk in women but not in men, suggesting that the association is modified by sex. Our data indicate that cross-sectional studies may overrate the association between education and risk of dementia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	663-666
Journal	Neurology
Volume	52
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.52.3.663
Publication status	Published - 1999

Keywords

ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE PATIENTS
INCREASED RISK
ASSOCIATION
OCCUPATION
PREVALENCE
MORTALITY

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