Zuelsdorff, M., O. Okonkwo, D. Norton, L. Barnes, K. Graham, L. Clark, M. Wyman, S. Benton, A. Gee, N. Lambrou, S. Johnson, and C. Gleason. “Stressful Life Events and Racial Disparities in Cognition Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults.”. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease : JAD, Vol. 73, no. 2, 2020, pp. 671-82.
It is well-documented that African Americans have elevated risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in late life, but reasons for the racial disparities remain unknown. Stress processes have been linked to premature age-related morbidity, including Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD), and plausibly contribute to social disparities in cognitive aging.
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-190439
PubMed: 31815690