Sex differences in Cognitive Performance, Cognitive Decline, and Risk of Dementia: A Lifecourse Approach
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Epidemiology and Public Health
Abstract
Using data from the Whitehall II study, this project has two aims:
1. To investigate sex differences in cognitive performance, rate of cognitive decline, and
risk of dementia, with attention to cohort differences. There is some evidence that sex
differences in cognitive performance have been attenuated in more recent birth-cohorts
due to better access to education (Singh-Manoux 2010). How such differences are
reflected in rate of cognitive decline and risk of dementia is unclear.
2. To examine interactions between sex and risk factors (social, behavioural, and
biological) for their role in differences in cognitive performance, cognitive decline, and
risk of dementia. The study has a wide array of risk factors, listed in the table below.
1. To investigate sex differences in cognitive performance, rate of cognitive decline, and
risk of dementia, with attention to cohort differences. There is some evidence that sex
differences in cognitive performance have been attenuated in more recent birth-cohorts
due to better access to education (Singh-Manoux 2010). How such differences are
reflected in rate of cognitive decline and risk of dementia is unclear.
2. To examine interactions between sex and risk factors (social, behavioural, and
biological) for their role in differences in cognitive performance, cognitive decline, and
risk of dementia. The study has a wide array of risk factors, listed in the table below.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Yvonne Kelly (Primary Supervisor) | |
Mikaela Bloomberg (Student) |
Publications
Bloomberg M
(2021)
Sex differences and the role of education in cognitive ageing: analysis of two UK-based prospective cohort studies.
in The Lancet. Public health
Bloomberg M
(2021)
Sex differences in functional limitations and the effect of socioeconomic factors: a retrospective multi-cohort study
in The Lancet
Bloomberg M
(2021)
Sex differences in functional limitation level and the role of socioeconomic factors
in European Journal of Public Health
Bloomberg M
(2021)
Sex differences in functional limitations and the role of socioeconomic factors: a multi-cohort analysis
in The Lancet Healthy Longevity
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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ES/P000592/1 | 30/09/2017 | 29/09/2027 | |||
2248786 | Studentship | ES/P000592/1 | 30/09/2019 | 10/08/2022 | Mikaela Bloomberg |