Sex differences in dementia: on the potentially mediating effects of educational attainment and experiences of psychological distress

Sex differences in dementia: on the potentially mediating effects of educational attainment and experiences of psychological distress

Abstract Background Old-age dementias are known to disproportionally affect women as well as individuals with low educational attainment. The higher lifetime risk of dementia among women is usually attributed to their longer life expectancy. However, the impact of sex, and subsequent gender inequity...

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Main Authors: Caroline Hasselgren, Hans Ekbrand, Björn Halleröd, Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg, Anna Zettergren, Lena Johansson, Ingmar Skoog, Lotta Dellve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Dementia
Gender inequity
Education
Psychological distress
Structural equation modelling
Prospective population study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02820-9

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