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Pension eligibility expansion

Exposure

1 paper2 findings

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  • 1 lab in 2 countries
  • Funder: National Institute on Aging
  • Humans1

Outcomes

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Memory decline

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1 study

  1. Pension eligibility expansion decreases memory decline in humans (β = 0.027 SD, 95% CI = 0.023, 0.031).

    “expanded pension eligibility was associated with slower memory decline for men who were eligible to receive the pension 5 years earlier [β = 0.027 SD, 95% CI = 0.023, 0.031]”

    Humans5 years earliermales

    Effects of pension eligibility expansion on men's memory decline and dementia probability: Findings from the HAALSI cohort in rural South Africa, 2014-2021

    PloS oneJun 25, 2025

Associations

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Dementia

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Pension eligibility expansion lowers the risk of dementia in humans (-5.2 percentage points, 95% CI = -0.062, -0.032).

    “We also found a 5.2 percentage point lower probability of dementia for men who were eligible for pension 5 years earlier [95% CI = -0.062, -0.032]”

    Humans5 years earliermales

    Effects of pension eligibility expansion on men's memory decline and dementia probability: Findings from the HAALSI cohort in rural South Africa, 2014-2021

    PloS oneJun 25, 2025

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