Modeling the importance of life exposure factors on memory performance in diverse older adults: A machine learning approach

Many health life exposure factors (LEFs) influence cognitive decline and dementia incidence, but their relative importance to episodic memory (an early indicator of cognitive decline) among diverse older adults is unclear. We used machine learning to rank LEFs for memory performance in a large and diverse US cohort.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Alzheimer's & Dementia

• Publication date

  2025-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Computer Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1002/alz.70428PMID 40832727PMCID 12365611
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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