Subjective Memory Decline Predicts Incident Cognitive Impairment Among White-But Not Black or Hispanic-Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This study investigates whether subjective memory decline (SMD) in a racially diverse sample of older adults without cognitive impairment at baseline is associated with incident cognitive impairment during a 12-year follow-up period.

Research design and methods

With panel data from a national sample (N = 9,244) of cognitively intact Black, White, and Hispanic Americans 65 years or older in 2004, we examine if SMD is associated with the loss of normal cognition by 2016. Cognitive status was assessed every 2 years with a modified version of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status to identify the transition from normal cognition to cognitive impairment.

Results

Estimates from Weibull accelerated failure-time models reveal that SMD is associ

SUBMITTER: Ferraro KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10167759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature