Parity and dementia risk: Investigating the associations of number of biological children and cognitive and behavioural impairment in a Canadian sample
Parity number was associated with better cognition and trended toward lower MBI symptom severity. Parity status was linked to lower MBI symptom severity but not fewer cognitive symptoms. These findings suggest that both parity status and number of biological children may affect later-life cognitive and behavioural health.
Authors
- Eric Edward Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-1668)
- Dylan X. Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7065-1963)
- Maryam Ghahremani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8063-713X)
- Cindy K. Barha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3149-5539)
- Gillian Einstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-5471)
- Zahinoor Ismail
- Jasper F.E.U. Crockford
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Baycrest Hospital (CA)
- Ontario Brain Institute (CA)
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70857_096402
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00