The Effects of Midlife Acute and Chronic Stressors on Black-White Differences in Cognitive Decline.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Midlife stressors may be particularly consequential for cognitive performance and disparities in cognitive decline. This study examined Black-White differences in trajectories of cognition among middle-aged adults and the effects of acute and chronic stressors on these trajectories.

Methods

Data come from 4,011 cognitively healthy individuals aged 51-64 (620 Black and 3,391 White) who participated in the 2006-2018 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Stressors included a count of recent life events and measures of financial strain and everyday discrimination. Global cognition was assessed using a modified version of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. Linear mixed models with random slopes and intercepts assessed change in cognition over time. Race-

SUBMITTER: Mitchell UA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699748 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature