Evaluation of Neighborhood-Level Disadvantage and Cognition in Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Adults 50 Years and Older in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding how socioeconomic factors are associated with cognitive aging is important for addressing health disparities in Alzheimer disease.

Objective

To examine the association of neighborhood disadvantage with cognition among a multiethnic cohort of older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, data were collected between September 1, 2017, and May 31, 2022. Participants were from the Health and Aging Brain Study-Health Disparities, which is a community-based single-center study in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. A total of 1614 Mexican American and non-Hispanic White adults 50 years and older were included.

Exposure

Neighborhood disadvantage for participants' current residence was measured by the validated

SUBMITTER: Wong CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469291 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature