title: [Relationship between educational level and dementia: social factor and age-related chronic disease].
abstract: Dementia is an age-related chronic syndrome, whose the first cause is a neurodegenerative disease: Alzheimer's disease (AD). In spite of some controversies, educational level is now considered as a major risk factor for dementia and AD. The protective effect of a high level of education could be related to a preservation of cognitive reserve and a reinforcement of brain reserve. Moreover, subjects with a high level of education have a better access to health care and a better management of vascular risk factors. With the general improvement of the educational level, the age-related incidence of AD and dementia should decrease in the future.
authors.affiliation: Inserm U897, université Bordeaux Segalen, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. jean-francois.dartigues@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dartigues
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foubert-Samier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Helmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Capacités de réserve; Dementia; Démence; Educational level; Epidemiology; Maladie d’Alzheimer; Niveau d’études; Reserve capacities; Épidémiologie