| Literature DB >> 22913619 |
Karen Irvine1, Keith R Laws, Tim M Gale, Tejinder K Kondel.
Abstract
Studies reporting on the cognitive abilities of men and women with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are surprisingly rare. We carried out a meta-analysis of neurocognitive data from 15 studies (n = 828 men; 1,238 women), which revealed a consistent male advantage on verbal and visuospatial tasks and tests of episodic and semantic memory. Moderator regression analyses showed that age, education level, and dementia severity did not significantly predict the male advantage. Reasons posited for this advantage include a reduction of estrogen in postmenopausal women, sex differences in AD pathology, and greater cognitive reserve in men.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22913619 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.712676
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol ISSN: 1380-3395 Impact factor: 2.475