Association of Race and Ethnicity With Incidence of Dementia Among Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The racial and ethnic diversity of the US, including among patients receiving their care at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), is increasing. Dementia is a significant public health challenge and may have greater incidence among older adults from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups.

Objective

To determine dementia incidence across 5 racial and ethnic groups and by US geographical region within a large, diverse, national cohort of older veterans who received care in the largest integrated health care system in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cohort study within the VHA of a random sample (5% sample selected for each fiscal year) of 1 869 090 participants aged 55 years or older evaluated from October 1, 1999, to S

SUBMITTER: Kornblith E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020215 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature