Increasing Children’s Education Improves Parental Dementia Risk and Reduces Gradients in Risk
2024
Impact of Children's Education on Parents' Dementia Risk
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Author Information
Author(s): Luo Liying, Warren John, Xu Jiahui, Langa Kenneth
Primary Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
Hypothesis
Increasing children's education improves parental dementia risk and reduces gradients in risk.
Conclusion
Higher education levels in children are linked to lower dementia risk in their parents.
Supporting Evidence
- Increasing levels of children's education decreases parents' dementia risk.
- Educational disparities in dementia risk may be reduced as younger generations obtain more education.
Takeaway
If kids go to school longer, their parents might have a lower chance of getting dementia.
Methodology
The study used multilevel marginal structural models to analyze longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement study.
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