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SUBMITTER: Costa PS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3748115 | biostudies-other | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
PloS one 20130820 8
The main focus of this study is to illustrate the applicability of latent class analysis in the assessment of cognitive performance profiles during ageing. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to detect main cognitive dimensions (based on the neurocognitive test variables) and Bayesian latent class analysis (LCA) models (without constraints) were used to explore patterns of cognitive performance among community-dwelling older individuals. Gender, age and number of school years were explor ...[more]