Are sex and educational level independent predictors of dementia and Alzheimer's disease? Incidence data from the PAQUID project
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry1999Vol. 66(2), pp. 177–183
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Luc Letenneur, V. Gilleron, Daniel Commenges, Catherine Helmer, Jean‐Marc Orgogozo, Jean‐François Dartigues
Abstract
Women have a higher risk of developing dementia after the age of 80 than men. Low educational attainment is associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. However, the increased risk in women is not explained by a lower educational level.
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