[47]

The biggest weakness in the study is that Taxi and ambulance drivers in the dataset died around 64 to 67, versus 74 for other occupations [0]. If Alzheimer's is much more likely to show up later, then lower Alzheimer's related death rates among Taxi and ambulance drivers may reflect earlier mortality rather than any effect from the job.

[0] https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-...

[idiotsecant]

If you read it, one of the first things they discuss is methodology for adjusting for age at death as it relates to Alzheimer's mortality, citing exactly this objection. I'm not a statistician and I don't know if their methodology is solid or not, but it's been addressed.

[dredmorbius]

NB: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390621>