Neighborhood racial income inequality and cognitive health.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) has been linked to dementia, but the distribution of SES within a neighborhood may also matter.

Methods

Data from 460 (47% Black, 46% White) older adults from the Michigan Cognitive Aging Project were linked to census tract-level data from the National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA). Neighborhood SES included two composites reflecting disadvantage and affluence. Neighborhood racial income inequality was the ratio of median incomes for White versus Black residents. Generalized estimating equations examined associations between neighborhood factors and cognitive domains.

Results

Neighborhood racial income inequality was uniquely associated with worse cognitive health, and these associations did not differ by partic

SUBMITTER: Zahodne LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11350017 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature