A Community-Based Study of Dementia in Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little information is available on the prevalence of cognitive impairment in Mexican American persons.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in those 65 years and older among Mexican American and non-Hispanic white individuals in a community.

Methods

This was a population-based cohort study in Nueces County, Texas, USA. Participants were recruited using a random housing sample. The Harmonized Cognitive Assessment (HCAP) participant and informant protocol was performed after Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) screening. An algorithm was used to sort participants into diagnostic categories: no cognitive impairment, MCI, or dementia. Logistic regression determined the association of ethnicity with MCI and demen

SUBMITTER: Morgenstern LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10866536 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature