Is there an association between dementia risk and neighborhood disadvantage? JAMANeuro neighborhood disadvantage dementia risk dementiarisk publichealth socialhealth cognativehealth cognition
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaJul 24 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the JAMA Neurology Journal, researchers determined the association between the Area Deprivation Index quintile and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias incidence among veterans registered in the United States Veterans Health Administration system.
The conditions may impact brain health and are linked to mild cognitive decline and ADRD risk, implying that an underprivileged social environment may be linked to late-life cognitive impairments. There has been limited research on the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage in one's neighborhood and cognition.
Related StoriesFor all individuals, demographic information and Alzheimer's disease and related dementia diagnoses were obtained from the inpatient and outpatient records of the National Patient Care Databases and death data from the Vital Status File database. Dementia was diagnosed using the International Classification of Diseases, ninth and tenth revisions .
Results The final study population comprised 1,637,484 individuals, among whom the mean age was 69 years; 98% were male; 0.4% were Asians; 9.30% were Blacks; 0.6% were Hispanics; 87% were Whites; and 3.0% were of unknown ethnicity or race. During 11 years of follow-up, 13% of participants were diagnosed with dementia.
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