Socioeconomic position and cognitive decline using data from 2 waves: What is the role of the wave 1 cognitive measure?

Aline Dugravot (1) , Alice Guéguen (1) , Mika Kivimaki (2) , Jussi Vahtera (3) , Martin J. Shipley (2) , Michael G Marmot (2) , Archana Singh-Manoux (1)

1 Santé publique et épidémiologie des déterminants professionnels et sociaux de la santé
2 Social and Community Medicine School
3 Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki

Analysis of change in health status using data from two waves can be examined either adjusted or unadjusted for baseline health status. We assess the effect of socioeconomic position (SEP) on cognitive change using both these strategies and discuss the implications of the analyses.

Mots clés: AGEING RB; COGNITIVE PROBLEMS; PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY; ANCOVA; Lord’s paradox; t-test

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Aline Dugravot, Alice Guéguen, Mika Kivimaki, Jussi Vahtera, Martin J. Shipley, et al.. Socioeconomic position and cognitive decline using data from 2 waves: What is the role of the wave 1 cognitive measure?. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (8), pp.675-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.081281⟩. ⟨hal-00477876⟩