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Education, but not occupation, is associated with cognitive impairment: The role of cognitive reserve in a sample from a low-to-middle-income country

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Author(s):
Suemoto, Claudia K. [1] ; Bertola, Laiss [1] ; Grinberg, Lea T. [2, 3] ; Leite, Renata E. P. [3] ; Rodriguez, Roberta D. [4] ; Santana, Pedro H. [1] ; Pasqualucci, Carlos A. [3] ; Jacob-Filho, Wilson [1] ; Nitrini, Ricardo [4]
Total Authors: 9
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Div Geriatr, Med Sch, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Memory & Aging Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94143 - USA
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Pathol, Med Sch, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Neurol, Med Sch, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA; JAN 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Introduction Education, and less frequently occupation, has been associated with lower dementia risk in studies from high-income countries. We aimed to investigate the association of cognitive impairment with education and occupation in a low-middle-income country sample. Methods In this cross-sectional study, cognitive function was assessed by the Clinical Dementia Rating sum of boxes (CDR-SOB). We investigated the association of occupation complexity and education with CDR-SOB using adjusted linear regression models for age, sex, and neuropathological lesions. Results In 1023 participants, 77% had < 5 years of education, and 56% unskilled occupations. Compared to the group without education, those with formal education had lower CDR-SOB (1-4 years: beta= -0.99, 95% confidence interval {[}CI] = -1.85; -0.14, P = .02; >= 5 years: beta= -1.42, 95% CI = -2.47; -0.38, P = .008). Occupation complexity and demands were unrelated to cognition. Discussion Education, but not occupation, was related to better cognitive abilities independent of the presence of neuropathological insults. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/24326-0 - Characterization of tau astrogliopathy on aging and neurodegenerative diseases
Grantee:Roberta Diehl Rodriguez
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 09/09134-4 - The cognitive reserve in a population with low educational attainment
Grantee:Wilson Jacob Filho
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 06/55318-1 - Nosological diagnosis of dementia in a Brazilian population
Grantee:Ricardo Nitrini
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants