Background: Despite rising interest in sex differences in dementia, it is unclear whether sex
differences in dementia incidence and prevalence are apparent globally. Objective: We …

We study the effect of secondary education on cognitive performance toward the end of
working age. We exploit the exogenous variation in years of schooling arising from …

Abstract Ministry of the Health Republic of Indonesia noted that 47% of the elderly in
Indonesia still work. One activity that the elderly might do is a cognitive activity, such as …

Objectives. To examine gender disparities in cognitive functioning in India and the extent to
which education explains this disparity in later life. Methods. This study uses baseline …

Some studies have found that women outperform men in episodic memory after midlife. But
is this finding universal, and what are the reasons? Gender differences in cognition are the …

We document side-by-side trends in the gender gap of educational achievement and late-
life cognition across countries. By and large, we find that, within the cohorts born between …

OBJECTIVES To document sex differences in late‐life cognitive function and identify their
early‐life determinants among older Indian adults. DESIGN Harmonized Diagnostic …

Building on previous evidence from the US, this study investigates the relationship between
anthropometric markers (height and knee height), early-life conditions, education, and …

This study aims to examine differences in cognitive impairment and mobility disability
between older men and women in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and to assess the extent to …

Objective The present study aimed to examine the confounding effects of depressive
symptoms and the role of gender in the association between social engagement and …