Association Between Birth in a High Stroke Mortality State, Race, and Risk of Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Birth in a group of predominantly southern US states is robustly linked to increased stroke risk. Given the role of cerebrovascular disease in dementia risk, geographic patterning may also occur for dementia incidence.

Objective

To determine whether birth in 9 high stroke mortality states (HSMSs) is associated with dementia in a diverse cohort of individuals living in Northern California.

Design, setting, and participants

An observational cohort study included 7423 members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC), an integrated health care delivery system, with health survey and clinical examination data available. Data were collected between 1964 and 1973 when the individuals were middle-aged and 1996 and 2015 when participants were in later life.

SUBMITTER: Gilsanz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5691590 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature