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Ethnicity and Cognitive Performance Among Older African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Caucasians: The Role of Education
Author(s) -
Shadlen MarieFlorence,
Larson Eric B.,
Gibbons Laura E.,
Rice Madeline Murguia,
McCormick Wayne C.,
Bowen James,
McCurry Susan M.,
Graves Amy Borenstein
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49269.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , dementia , gerontology , cognition , incidence (geometry) , association (psychology) , demography , psychiatry , psychology , physics , disease , sociology , anthropology , optics , psychotherapist
This cross‐sectional analysis evaluated the association between ethnicity and cognitive performance and determined whether education modifies this association for nondemented older people (103 African Americans, 1,388 Japanese Americans, 2,306 Caucasians) in a study of dementia incidence. African Americans scored lower (median 89 out of 100) than Japanese Americans (93) and Caucasians (94) on the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI). Education affected CASI scores differently. The gap decreased between African Americans in high education groups compared with Japanese Americans and Caucasians. Adjustment for gender, depression, and comorbidities did not change this association. The increased ethnic discrepancy in cognitive test scores in low education groups may reflect differential educational quality.