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This research aims to investigate how demographic and biosocial factors affect cognitive outcomes in older adulthood.

March 13, 2026International Journal of Epidemiology0 citations

Demographic and biosocial determinants of beneficial trends in older adult cognition in the USA and England: the role of cohort succession

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This research aims to investigate how demographic and biosocial factors affect cognitive outcomes in older adulthood.
Comparative analysis of cognitive trends in older adults in the USA and England
Assessment of socioeconomic and health risk factors
Examination of cohort succession effects
Newer cohorts exhibit lower rates of cognitive diseases compared to older ones
Socioeconomic and health factors significantly contribute to cognitive health improvements
Indications of a potential shift in cognitive health across generations

Abstract

Population aging may not necessarily portend an increasing burden of cognitive diseases when cohorts bring different socioeconomic and health protective and risk factors with them into older adulthood.

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