Connections between reproductive health and cognitive aging among women enrolled in the HCHS/SOL and SOL-INCA - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2024 Mar;20(3):1944-1957.

doi: 10.1002/alz.13575. Epub 2023 Dec 31.

Wassim Tarraf 2, Sayaka Kuwayama 3, Benson Wu 3, Erin E Sundermann 4, Linda C Gallo 1, Melissa Lamar 5 6, Martha Daviglus 5, Donglin Zeng 7, Bharat Thyagarajan 8, Carmen R Isasi 9, Richard B Lipton 9 10, Christina Cordero 11, Krista M Perreira 12, Hector M Gonzalez 3, Sarah J Banks 3

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Connections between reproductive health and cognitive aging among women enrolled in the HCHS/SOL and SOL-INCA

Ariana M Stickel et al. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Mar.

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Abstract

Introduction: Reproductive health history may contribute to cognitive aging and risk for Alzheimer's disease, but this is understudied among Hispanic/Latina women.

Methods: Participants included 2126 Hispanic/Latina postmenopausal women (44 to 75 years) from the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging. Survey linear regressions separately modeled the associations between reproductive health measures (age at menarche, history of oral contraceptive use, number of pregnancies, number of live births, age at menopause, female hormone use at Visit 1, and reproductive span) with cognitive outcomes at Visit 2 (performance, 7-year change, and mild cognitive impairment [MCI] prevalence).

Results: Younger age at menarche, oral contraceptive use, lower pregnancies, lower live births, and older age at menopause were associated with better cognitive performance. Older age at menarche was protective against cognitive change. Hormone use was linked to lower MCI prevalence.

Discussion: Several aspects of reproductive health appear to impact cognitive aging among Hispanic/Latina women.

Keywords: Hispanics; Latinas; cognition; menopause; mild cognitive impairment; reproductive health; women.

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