Observational analysis associates subjective memory impairment with early-life cognition and mental health, suggesting its role in memory assessment.
In the general population, SMI was weakly linked to concurrent verbal memory and GCA in adolescence. Health, in particular mental health, was highly associated with SMI but not objective memory performance. Thus, SMI is a complement to memory testing, not a proxy.
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