News Finding: "Poor financial management may be an early sign of dementia, such that financial resources are depleted late in life," he suggested.
Paper Finding: Higher hazards were also observed for those in the second-highest quintile of index of multiple deprivation (HR = 1.62 [95% CI, 1.06-2.46]) compared with those in the lowest (least deprived) quintile.
News Context: And the study did not prove that poverty directly causes dementia risk to rise, just that there's an association. "Poor financial management may be an early sign of dementia, such that financial resources are depleted late in life," he suggested. "This may also be a manifestation of executive thinking dysfunction, such as paying bills multiple times, or poor judgment and vulnerability to scam artists," Gandy said.
Paper Context: In the cohort born between 1926 and 1943, the hazard of developing dementia was 1.68 times higher (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.68 [95% CI, 1.05-2.86]) for those in the lowest wealth quintile compared with those in the highest quintile, independent of education, index of multiple deprivation, and health indicators. Higher hazards were also observed for those in the second-highest quintile of index of multiple deprivation (HR = 1.62 [95% CI, 1.06-2.46]) compared with those in the lowest (least deprived) quintile. In an English nationally representative sample, the incidence of dementia appeared to be socioeconomically patterned primarily by the level of wealth.