Open AccessEffect of Mentally Challenging Occupations on Incident Dementia Differs Between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites
Author(s) -
Jinshil Hyun,
Charles B. Hall,
Martin J. Sliwinski,
Mindy J. Katz,
Cuiling Wang,
Ali Ezzati,
Richard B. Lipton
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of alzheimer s disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1875-8908
pISSN - 1387-2877
DOI - 10.3233/jad-191222
Subject(s) - dementia , ethnic group , gerontology , race (biology) , medicine , proportional hazards model , psychology , disease , sociology , anthropology , botany , biology
Engaging in mentally challenging activities may protect against dementia in late life. However, little is known whether the association between mentally challenging activities and dementia risk varies with race/ethnicity.
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