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BACKGROUND:In Hong Kong, older Chinese adults generally have a low level of education. This study examined the effect of education on very mild Alzheimer's disease (AD), as quantified by Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale (CDR 0.5 versus 0), in a Chinese community. The Cantonese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (C-MMSE) was used to estimate cognitive abilities that were related to the level of education, and that in turn serve as protective factors for AD. METHODS:A total of 788 community-dwelling older adults (383 CDR 0 and 405 CDR 0.5) were recruited in this cross-sectional study, which was derived from a population-based prevalence project. The participants' number of years of education and C-MMSE scores were used to predict their CDR scores using logistic regression and the mediation effects of C-MMSE scores were analyzed. RESULTS:Consistent with previous studies, the chance of being rated as having very mild AD increased with age, but decreased with years of education, among the older adult community of Hong Kong. The effect of education on very mild dementia was weakened substantially when C-MMSE scores were included as mediating variables. CONCLUSIONS:The findings indicate that the protective effects of education on dementia were mediated by an enhancement of older adults' performance on some C-MMSE items, including attention and orientation to time and place.
journal_name
Aging Ment Healthjournal_title
Aging & mental healthauthors
Tse CS,Chang JF,Leung GT,Fung AW,Hau KT,Chiu HF,Lam LCdoi
10.1080/13607863.2012.743962subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-01-01 00:00:00pages
310-8issue
3eissn
1360-7863issn
1364-6915journal_volume
17pub_type
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