Role of cumulative biological risk in mediating socioeconomic disparities in cognitive function in the elderly: a mediation analysis

Objectives To evaluate whether allostatic load (AL), a measure of cumulative biological risk, fully or partially mediates observed socioeconomic status (SES) differences in cognitive function in the elderly.Design Cross-sectional mediation analysis.Setting Community-dwelling US elderly who participa...

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Main Authors: Jimmy Akrivos, Carolyn Wei Zhu, Vahram Haroutunian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e035847.full