Education in early life markedly reduces the probability of cognitive impairment in later life in Colombia

There were 23,694 participants in SABE; 16,505 were included in the main analysis and 20,174 were included in the sensitivity analysis in the present study. Table S1 in the online supplement shows selected participants’ characteristics in SABE and in the sub-samples. For example, the score on the shorter version of the MMSE was 14.9 ± 3.9 in SABE (mean ± SD), 16.6 ± 1.9 in the main analysis (p < 0.001 vs. SABE), and 15.4 ± 3.5 in the sensitivity analysis (p < 0.001 vs. SABE); Age was 70.8 ± 8.2 years in SABE, 68.9 ± 6.9 years in the main analysis (p < 0.0.01 vs. SABE), and 70.0 ± 7.7 years in the sensitivity analysis (p < 0.001 vs. SABE); And, the proportion of males was 42.68% in SABE, 45.27% in the main analysis (p < 0.001 vs. SABE), and 44.18% in the sensitivity analysis (p < 0.001 vs. SABE). The proportion of…