Race/Ethnic Differences, Skin Tone, and Memory Among Older Latinos in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

U.S. Latino populations are diverse. Research on racial identity, skin tone, and Latino health is imperative for understanding and combating racism and colorism. We examined differences in memory performance: among non-Latinos and Latinos who identified as Black, other, and White in the United States and then among Puerto Ricans in Boston whose skin tones ranged from dark, medium, light to "white."

Methods

We used 2010 Health and Retirement Study and 2004 Boston Puerto Rican Health Survey data, respectively, to examine racial and color differences in memory performance among 50 and older adults in the United States and Puerto Rican older adults in Boston. We applied ordinary least squares regression to immediate and delayed word recall test scores and adjusted for

SUBMITTER: Liu MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9683490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature