Individual and Area Level Socioeconomic Status and Its Association with Cognitive Function and Cognitive Impairment (Low MMSE) among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Singapore

Individual and Area Level Socioeconomic Status and Its Association with Cognitive Function and Cognitive Impairment (Low MMSE) among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Singapore

Background/Aims: Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) can affect cognitive function. We assessed cognitive function and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling elderly in a multi-ethnic urban low-SES Asian neighborhood and compared them with a higher-SES neighborhood. Methods: The study pop...

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Main Authors: Liang En Wee, Wei Xin Yeo, Gui Rong Yang, Nazirul Hannan, Kenny Lim, Christopher Chua, Mae Yue Tan, Nikki Fong, Amelia Yeap, Lionel Chen, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Han Ming Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-11-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Neighborhood
Cognitive impairment
Socioeconomic status
Asia
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/345036

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