000151709 001__ 151709 000151709 005__ 20250319155218.0 000151709 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1097/YCO.0000000000000918 000151709 0248_ $$2sideral$$a137822 000151709 037__ $$aART-2024-137822 000151709 041__ $$aeng 000151709 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1252-2397$$aLobo, Elena$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151709 245__ $$aLongitudinal trajectories of cognitive aging 000151709 260__ $$c2024 000151709 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000151709 5203_ $$aPurpose of review This review summarizes recent evidence related to the cognitive trajectories of aging, the factors associated with the different trajectories, and the effect of sex on cognitive decline. Recent findings Trajectories of cognitive aging identified in different studies vary in number, in the proportion of individuals falling into each of the classes and in the predictors of class membership. Trajectories observed include types with ‘rapid decline’, those with ‘gradual decline’ and those with ‘maintenance of high level’ of cognitive performance. Predictors of decline and predictors of maintenance of cognitive performance may be different. While factors such as education were in general associated with high performance, and reversely with low performance, other factors, such as depression were predictors only for some groups, particularly the declining ones. Sex differences in cognitive trajectories and the associated predictive factors have also been identified. Summary The findings on education may be particularly important in populations with low educational level, especially among women and the findings on depression have special interest in preventing cognitive decline in women. Further work is required to explain intriguing inconsistencies observed in the literature. 000151709 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000151709 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000151709 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9822-6312$$aGracia-García, Patricia$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151709 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3025-8048$$aLobo, Antonio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151709 7102_ $$11003$$2027$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Anatom.Histolog.Humanas$$cArea Anatom.Embriol.Humana 000151709 7102_ $$11007$$2745$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.$$cArea Psiquiatría 000151709 7102_ $$11011$$2615$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.$$cÁrea Medic.Prevent.Salud Públ. 000151709 773__ $$g37, 2 (2024), 123-129$$pCurr. opin. psychiatry$$tCURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY$$x0951-7367 000151709 8564_ $$s202198$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151709/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint 000151709 8564_ $$s760171$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151709/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint 000151709 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:151709$$particulos$$pdriver 000151709 951__ $$a2025-03-19-14:21:16 000151709 980__ $$aARTICLE