Associations Between Parity and Cognition: Race/Ethnic Differences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Race/ethnicity is associated with differences in reproductive history and cognition individually, yet it remains an understudied factor in the relationship between parity and later-life cognition.

Objective

To evaluate if the association between parity and cognition differs between racial/ethnic groups.

Methods

Participants included 778 older, postmenopausal women from the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Latina: n = 178, Non-Latino Black [NLB]: n = 169, Non-Latino White [NLW]: n = 431) who self-reported at least one birth. Cognitive outcomes included working memory, learning memory, and verbal fluency. Covariates included age, education, cardiovascular and other reproductive health factors, adult socioeconomic status (SES) and depressive symptoms.

SUBMITTER: Araujo-Menendez CEE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473123 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature