Educational Attainment and Dementia: Mediation by Mid-Life Vascular Risk Factors.

A substantial proportion of the relationship between education and dementia was mediated through mid-life vascular risk factors. However, risk factor modification is unlikely to fully address the large educational disparities in dementia risk. Prevention efforts must also address disparities in socioeconomic resources leading to divergent early-life education and other structural determinants of mid-life vascular risk factors. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.