High Social Deprivation as a Risk Factor for Dementia: Findings from the longitudinal SHARE study of older Europeans

Individual‐level deprivation indices are only just emerging, but are better indicators than area‐level indices. The Social Deprivation Index (SoDep Index) was developed by our team last year as an indicator of the degree to which an individual experiences socioeconomic deprivation. It has shown a robust association with cognitive status and decline in adults over 50. However, its association with dementia diagnosis is unknown.