Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Function in Late Life

• Published in: American journal of epidemiology Vol. 183; no. 12; pp. 1088 - 1097
• Main Authors: Rosso, Andrea L, Flatt, Jason D, Carlson, Michelle C, Lovasi, Gina S, Rosano, Caterina, Brown, Arleen F, Matthews, Karen A, Gianaros, Peter J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 15.06.2016
• Subjects: African Americans - statistics & numerical data; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cognition; Cross-Sectional Studies; European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data; Female; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Original Contributions; Reproducibility of Results; Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Small-Area Analysis; Social Class; cognitive function; health disparities; aging; white matter hyperintensities; neighborhood socioeconomic status

Neighborhood socioeconomic status (NSES) is associated with cognitive function, independently of individual demographic, health, and socioeconomic characteristics. However, research has been largely cross-sectional, and mechanisms of the association are unknown. In 1992-1993, Cardiovascular Health S...