Neighborhood racial/ethnic segregation and cognitive decline in older adults.

ABSTRACT: Social determinants of health, including neighborhood factors, play a key role in the health of diverse older adults. However, few longitudinal studies have examined the role of neighborhood racial/ethnic segregation on cognitive decline in diverse samples. We examined older non-Hispanic White (NHW), Black, and Latino participants evaluated at an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Neighborhood racial/ethnic segregation was measured using the Getis-Ord G_i* statistic, a spatial measure of clustering that was created for Latino and Black clustering separately. Cognitive outcomes included episodic memory, semantic memory, and executive function. We used mixed effects multivariable regression models to evaluate associations between segregation and cognitive function and decline. We

SUBMITTER: Meyer OL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8656323 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature