Sex/gender differences in cognitive trajectories vary as a function of race/ethnicity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The present study sought to determine whether cognitive trajectories differ between men and women across and within racial/ethnic groups.

Methods

Participants were 5258 non-Hispanic White (NHW), Black, and Hispanic men and women in the Washington/Hamilton Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project who were administered neuropsychological tests of memory, language, and visuospatial abilities at 18- to 24-month intervals for up to 25 years. Multiple-group latent growth curve modeling examined trajectories across sex/gender by race/ethnicity.

Results

After adjusting for age and education, the largest baseline differences were between NHW men and Hispanic women on visuospatial and language, and between NHW women and Black men on memory. Memory and visuospatial dec

SUBMITTER: Avila JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6925640 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature