EFFECTS OF EDUCATION ON RECENT DEMENTIA TRENDS

最近来自世界各地高收入国家的一些以人口为基础的研究发现，在过去25年中，严重认知障碍或痴呆症的患病率或发病率有所下降。最近，人们注意到过去40年低收入国家和高收入国家的教育成就对这一下降的潜在贡献，以及通过改善受教育机会可能实现的AD的减少。重要的是要知道教育程度的趋势对患者、家庭和社会痴呆症/阿尔茨海默病的患病率和发病率的未来趋势的影响。了解教育水平的提高在多大程度上导致了痴呆症风险的下降，不仅有助于研究人员更好地对美国和世界各地未来的AD和痴呆症负担进行建模和估计，而且还为公共卫生干预减少AD指明了机会。人口委员会(CPOP)提议举行为期一天的专家会议，讨论教育对最近痴呆症趋势的影响。专家会议将在华盛顿特区举行，并将讨论以下问题：1)考虑增加教育程度对文献中观察到的认知障碍/痴呆症下降做出重大贡献的证据；2)教育如何有助于特定年龄段痴呆症风险的下降？3)对患者、家庭、社会的痴呆症/阿尔茨海默病的患病率和发病率的未来趋势有何影响？4)在比较分析中，目前治疗人口分层效应的“最佳做法”是什么？ “

"A number of recent population-based studies from high-income countries around the world have found declines in the prevalence or incidence of significant cognitive impairment or dementia over the last 25 years. Recent attention has been paid to the potential contribution of educational achievement in both lower-income and higher-income countries in the last 40 years to this decline as well as potential reduction in AD that might be achieved by improved access to education. It is important to know the implications of trends in educational attainment for future trends in the prevalence and incidence of dementia/AD for patients, families, and society. Understanding the extent to which rising levels of education accounts for the decline in dementia risk not only helps researchers better model and estimate the future AD and dementia burden in the US and worldwide, but it also points to opportunities for public health interventions to reduce AD. The Committee on Population (CPOP) proposes to conduct a one-day expert meeting on the Effect of Education on Recent Dementia Trends. The expert meeting will be held in Washington, DC, and will address the following issues/questions: 1) Consider the evidence for a significant contribution of increasing educational attainment to the decline in cognitive impairment/dementia observed in the literature; 2) How does education contribute to declines in the age-specific risk of dementia? 3) What are the implications for future trends in the prevalence and incidence of dementia/AD for patients, families, society? 4) What are the current “best practices” for the treatment of population stratification effects in comparative analyses? "