Higher total literacy is associated with more frequent participation in cognitive, physical, and social activities in older adults without dementia¶
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q3 i? In regression models adjusted for age, sex, and education, higher total literacy scores were associated with more frequent participation in cognitive, physical, and social activities (all p values <0.05). → Bennett JS 2012
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Bennett JS 2012¶
Bennett JS, Boyle PA, James BD, Bennett DA. (2012). Correlates of health and financial literacy in older adults without dementia. BMC Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-30
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Cross-sectional linear regression in a cohort of 556 older persons without dementia, adjusted for age, sex, and education. A 90th- vs 10th-percentile literacy contrast corresponded to a cognitive activity score "0.64 standard deviations higher"; social and physical activity associations were also significant in core models.
"Based on the estimated association, a person with a total literacy score of 0.86 (90 th percentile) had a cognitive activity score of 0.64 standard deviations higher than a person with a total literacy score of 0.41 (10 th percentile)."
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Higher total literacy is associated with more frequent participation in cognitive, physical, and social activities in older adults without dementia |
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Higher total literacy is associated with more frequent participation in cognitive, physical, and social activities in older adults without dementia |
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