Predictors of cognitive decline in a multi-racial sample of midlife women: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Hypertension, diabetes, depressive symptoms, and smoking are predictors of cognitive decline in late life. It is unknown if these risk factors are associated with cognition during midlife or if the associations between these risk factors and cognition vary by race. This longitudinal study examined (a) risk factors for decline in episodic memory, processing speed, and working memory in midlife women and (b) if the associations between risk factors and cognitive decline were moderated by race. Method: Participants (aged 42-52) were European American (n = 1,000), African American (n = 516), and Asian American (n = 437) women from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Two-level hierarchical linear models tested risk factors,

SUBMITTER: Dixon JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature