Area‐based socioeconomic deprivation is associated with cognitive decline in midlife to early late‐life New Zealanders without cognitive impairment
Susanne Röhr, Rosemary Gibson, Fiona Alpass · 2025
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Susanne Röhr, Rosemary Gibson, and Fiona Alpass link poor neighborhoods to faster cognitive slide in New Zealand. Their 2025 paper follows adults aged forty-eight to seventy-five with no impairment at the start. A national deprivation index graded each home area. Thinking was tested with a standard exam, then again two years on.
Living in a poorer area tied to lower scores and steeper decline, even after personal income, schooling, and lifestyle were weighed. About a fifth of the sample lived in high-deprivation zones. Women, the less schooled, and those with unhealthier habits also fared worse. The authors urge dementia plans to treat place itself as a risk factor worth funding against.
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| CREATOR | Susanne Röhr, Rosemary Gibson, Fiona Alpass |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |