Laura B. Zahodne|Jennifer J. Manly|Martina Azar|Adam M. Brickman|M. Maria Glymour
Racial Disparities in Cognitive Performance in Mid? and Late Adulthood: Analyses of Two Cohort Studies
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|University of California, San Francisco
objectives examine whether attenuation racial disparities observed physical health outcomes older ages extended cognitive outcomes mid latelife samples design crosssectional associations race cognitive functioning examined function age setting national survey midlife development united states midus washington heightsinwood columbia aging project whicap participants nonhispanic african american white individuals aged 40 older midus n 3875 105 african american nonhispanic african american white individuals aged 65 older without diagnosis dementia whicap n 2729 538 african american measurements composite scores executive functioning episodic memory results independent main effects age birth cohort sex education chronic health conditions significant interactions age race indicated racial disparities episodic memory executive functioning larger younger older age samples conclusion attenuation racial inequalities older age extended cognitive outcomes probably reflects selective survival research cognitive disparities racespecific causes cognitive outcomes old age must incorporate corrections selective survival goal identify causal predictors cognitive outcomes rather merely statistical predictors