Assessing cognitive impairment in an ethnically diverse cohort of oldest-old: the life after 90 study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though dementia rates vary by racial or ethnic groups, it is unknown if these disparities remain among those aged 90 or older.

Aims

To test this hypothesis, we used baseline clinical evaluation of 541 ethnically and racially diverse individuals participating in the LifeAfter90 Study to assess how associations between core demographic characteristics and measures of physical and cognitive performance differ across the racial/ethnic groups.

Methods

Participants in this study were long-term non-demented members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California. They were clinically evaluated and diagnosed with normal or impaired cognition (mild cognitive impairment and dementia) through an in-person comprehensive clinical assessment consisting of a detailed medical his

SUBMITTER: Petrosyan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149459 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature