The enduring effect of education-socioeconomic differences in disability trajectories from age 85 years in the Newcastle 85+ Study

•Even at aged 85, four gender specific trajectories of disability are evident.•A disability-free trajectory is found in men only comprising 9% of the male sample.•Less education is associated with being more disabled in later life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kingston, Andrew, Davies, Karen, Collerton, Joanna, Robinson, Louise, Duncan, Rachel, Kirkwood, Thomas B.L., Jagger, Carol
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Biomedical Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407633/