Black and White individuals differ in dementia prevalence, risk factors, and symptomatic presentation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although dementia prevalence differs by race, it remains unclear whether cognition and neuropsychiatric symptom severity differ between Black and White individuals with dementia.

Methods

Using National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) data, we evaluated dementia prevalence in non-Hispanic Black and White participants and compared their clinicodemographic characteristics. We examined race differences in cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and functional abilities in participants with dementia using multivariable linear and logistic regression models.

Results

We included 5,700 Black and 31,225 White participants across 39 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers. Of these, 1,528 (27%) Black and 11,267 (36%) White participants had dementia diagnoses. Des

SUBMITTER: Lennon JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9160212 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature