Cognition and the Predictive Utility of Three Risk Scores in an Ethnically Diverse Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various factors, such as age, cardiovascular concerns, and lifestyle patterns, are associated with risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Risk scores model predictive risk of developing a disease (e.g., dementia, stroke). Many of these scores have been primarily developed in largely non-Hispanic/Latino (non-H/L) White samples and little is known about their applicability in ethno-racially diverse populations.

Objective

The primary aim was to examine the relationship between three established risk scores and cognitive performance. These relationships were compared across ethnic groups.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study with a multi-ethnic, rural-dwelling group of participants (Mage = 61.6±12.6 years, range: 40-96 years; 373F:168M

SUBMITTER: Torres S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273928 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature