Generation and age of immigration on later life cognitive performance in KHANDLE.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined the association of generational status and age at immigration with later life cognitive outcomes in a diverse sample of Latinos and Asian Americans.

Design

Baseline data were obtained from the Kaiser Healthy Aging and Diverse Life Experiences (KHANDLE) study, and a prospective cohort is initiated in 2017.

Setting

Older adults in Northern California.

Participants

Our cohort consisted of Asians (n = 411) and Latinos (n = 340) who were on average 76 years old (SD = 6.8).

Measurements

We used multivariable linear regression models to estimate associations between generational status and age at immigration (collapsed into one five-level variable) with measures of verbal episodic memory, semantic memory, and executive funct

SUBMITTER: Meyer OL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature