Abstract
INTRODUCTION
We aimed to investigate the impact of education on mortality in individuals with dementia, adding a birth cohort perspective.
METHODS
This was a register-based cohort study of 65- to 100-year-olds between 2000 and 2022. Exposure was dementia, outcome was death, and the main stratification variable was education. We estimated all-cause and cause-specific mortality rate ratios (MRRs) and overall and cause-specific life-years lost (LYL), by sex and birth cohorts.
RESULTS
In 1,991,379 persons, MRRs were higher in dementia, highest in long-term education, and in more recent birth cohorts. Dementia was associated with reductions of 5.01 (men) and 5.29 years (women) in the long-term education group, and 3.99 years (men and women) in the short-term education group. The most pronounced excess mortality and most LYL were for dementia and the nervous system.
DISCUSSION
Findings highlight the burden of dementia and education as a target for delaying its onset and ensuring more dementia-free years.
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