Race and Ethnicity and Comorbidities Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Young-Onset Dementia.

ABSTRACT: Young-onset dementia (YOD), which develops before age 65 years, can bring additional challenges to patients and their caregivers. The prevalence of YOD and its associated comorbidities across US racial and ethnic populations remain unclear. To estimate the prevalence of YOD and examine associations between comorbidities and YOD among Medicare beneficiaries in various racial and ethnic groups. This cross-sectional study used data from January 2022 to December 2022. Data were extracted from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2022 Medicare Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF) for Medicare beneficiaries aged 45 to 64 years with almost-continuous fee-for-service coverage in 2022. The MBSF Research Triangle Institute race code was used to identify Hispanic, non-Hispanic American Indian and

SUBMITTER: Dai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12368701 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature