Geographic disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia mortality in the US: Comparing impacts of place of birth and place of residence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates geographic variations in ADRD mortality in the US. By considering both state of residence and state of birth, we aim to discern the relative importance of these geospatial factors.

Methods

We conducted a secondary data analysis of the National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS), that has 3.5 million records from 1973 to 2011 and over 0.5 million deaths. We focused on individuals born in or before 1930, tracked in NLMS cohorts from 1979 to 2000. Employing multi-level logistic regression, with individuals nested within states of residence and/or states of birth, we assessed the role of geographical factors in ADRD mortality variation.

Results

We found that both state of birth and state of residence account for a modest portion of ADRD

SUBMITTER: Fletcher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11387211 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature