Effects of demographic and environmental variables on cognitive performance in a rural community sample of elderly people living in Southern Italy

• Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 398 - 402
• Main Authors: Milan, Graziella, Iavarone, Alessandro, Vargas, Nicola F, Vargas, Natascia M, Fiorillo, Francesco, Galeone, Filomena, Gallotta, Giovanni, Postiglione, Alfredo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01.10.2004
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - psychology; Cognition; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Dementia; Dementia - diagnosis; Dementia - epidemiology; Demography; Environment; Female; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Rural areas; Rural Population; Italy

The aim of our study was to understand how demographic and environmental factors may be associated with cognitive functions in a rural population of Southern Italy, with a very high percentage of elderly persons with little formal education. From the population registry of San Marcellino (province o...