Cognitive difficulties among middle-aged and older Latino adults: within-group variation across U.S. states.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined how cognitive difficulties, an early marker of memory impairment and a potential precursor to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, vary across U.S. states among Latinos aged 45 and older.

Methods

Using data from the 2008-2019 American Community Survey, we estimated logistic regression models to examine state-level differences in cognitive difficulties among Latinos aged 45 and older. We analyzed patterns within the pan-ethnic Latino population, stratified by nativity, Latino heritage, and country or region of origin.

Results

We observed substantial heterogeneity in the prevalence of cognitive difficulties among Latino populations across states and subgroups. Pan-ethnic Latino populations in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohi

SUBMITTER: Garcia MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12794924 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature