Place of Birth and Cognition among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Growing evidence suggests that place of birth (PoB) and related circumstances may have long-lasting and multiplicative contributions to various later-life outcomes. However, the specific contributions to different domains of cognitive function in late life remain less understood. This study aimed to investigate the extent to which PoB contribute to a wide range of later-life cognitive outcomes.

Methods

A nationally representative sample of Americans aged 65 and older (N=3,216) from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) was utilized. Cognitive outcomes were assessed in HCAP and linked to HRS state-level PoB data to explore the contribution of birthplace to later-life cognitive disparities. Regression-based Shapley dec

SUBMITTER: Lin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10593039 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature