A growing body of evidence suggests clear health benefits of maintaining cognitive and social stimulation in seniors. Carole Dufouil, from INSERM (France), and colleagues completed analysis of a French healthcare insurer’s records involving 430,000 pensioners as of December 2010, finding that for each year after age 60 at which a person retired, the risk of subsequently developing Alzheimer’s disease was lower by 3.2%. After adjusting for certain other risk factors, individuals retiring at 65 were 14.6% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those retiring at 60 years of age.
Link Between Retirement Age and Alzheimer’s Risk
Dufouil C, et al. "Older age at retirement is associated with decreased risk of dementia: Analysis of a healthcare insurance database of self-employed workers" [Abstract O2-13-01]. Presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, 16 July 2013.
