Racial and ethnic differences in the associations of sensory impairments with cognition in older United States adults.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundSensory impairments are associated with cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease risk.ObjectiveWe studied how sensory function and cognitive change varied by race/ethnicity in Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black (NHB), and non-Hispanic White (NHW) older US adults.MethodsWe studied 2799 individuals, 57-85 years-old, in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project with baseline sensory and follow-up Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) information from 2005-2016. Hearing was interviewer-rated; vision, smell, taste, and touch were objectively measured. Senses were categorized (poor, moderate, normal); number of poor senses (impairment) was summed. Multivariable linear regressions evaluated the association between sensory impairments and cognition, adjusting for demographic and clin

SUBMITTER: Arshad F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12799293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature