Social and health disparities associated with healthy brain ageing in Brazil and in other Latin American countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Latin American countries present major health-related inequities due to historical, cultural, and social aspects. Recent evidence highlights that factors related to social and health disparities outweigh classic demographic factors in determining healthy brain aging in these populations. However, these analyses have not been conducted with the Brazilian population, the largest and most ethnically diverse population in Latin America.

Methods

Here, we evaluated demographic, social, and health factors for healthy brain ageing using a machine learning model in a Brazilian population-based cohort (n=9412) and in additional cohorts from other Latin American countries, including Colombia (n=23 694), Chile (n=1301), Ecuador (n=5235), and Uruguay (n=1450).

Findings

SUBMITTER: Da Ros LU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12035733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature