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Black and White Differences in Cognitive Function Test Scores: What Explains the Difference?
Author(s) -
Mehta Kala M.,
Simonsick Eleanor M.,
Rooks Ronica,
Newman Anne B.,
Pope Sandra K.,
Rubin Susan M.,
Yaffe Kristine
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52575.x
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , cognition , gerontology , white (mutation) , test (biology) , cognitive test , negroid , racial differences , demography , clinical psychology , ethnic group , psychiatry , epidemiology , population , environmental health , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , sociology , gene , anthropology
Several studies have reported that older black and Latino adults have lower cognitive function test scores than older white adults, but few have comprehensively examined reasons for score differences. This study evaluates whether differences in health and socioeconomic indicators, including literacy level, can explain differences in cognitive function test scores between older black and white adults.