Survival after dementia diagnosis in five racial/ethnic groups.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Information on anticipated survival time after dementia diagnosis among racially/ethnically diverse patients is needed to plan for care and evaluate disparities.

Methods

Dementia-free health care members aged ≥64 years were followed (1/1/2000-12/31/2013) for dementia diagnosis and subsequent survival (n = 23,032 Asian American; n = 18,778 African American; n = 21,000 Latino; n = 4543 American Indian/Alaska Native; n = 206,490 white). Kaplan-Meier curves were estimated for survival after dementia diagnosis by race/ethnicity. We contrasted mortality patterns among people with versus without dementia using Cox proportional hazards models.

Results

After dementia diagnosis (n = 59,494), whites had shortest median survival (3.1 years), followed by American Indi

SUBMITTER: Mayeda ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5496783 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature