AUTHOR=Santos Nadine C., Costa Patrício S., Cunha Pedro , Portugal-Nunes Carlos , Amorim Liliana , Cotter Jorge , Cerqueira João J., Palha Joana A., Sousa Nuno TITLE=Clinical, physical and lifestyle variables and relationship with cognition and mood in aging: a cross-sectional analysis of distinct educational groups JOURNAL=Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience VOLUME=6 YEAR=2014 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/aging-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00021 DOI=10.3389/fnagi.2014.00021 ISSN=1663-4365 ABSTRACT=
It is relevant to unravel the factors that may mediate the cognitive decline observed during aging. Previous reports indicate that education has a positive influence on cognitive performance, while age, female gender and, especially, depressed mood were associated with poorer performances across multiple cognitive dimensions (memory and general executive function). Herein, the present study aimed to characterize the cognitive performance of community-dwelling individuals within distinct educational groups categorized by the number of completed formal school years: “less than 4,” “4, completed primary education,” and “more than 4.” Participants (