Older adults living in poverty have an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new U.K. study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
For the study, researchers from the University College London (UCL) analyzed the data of more than 6,000 English adults born between 1902 and 1943 and found that the 20 percent most deprived adults were 50 percent more likely to develop dementia than the 20 percent least deprived adults.
The researchers suggest that many factors could be involved: Perhaps...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/05/19/older-poor-adults-at-greater-risk-of-dementia/135518.html
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