Black and White Differences in Cognitive Function... : Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (original) (raw)

ETHNOGERIATRICS AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS

What Explains the Difference?

• Kala M. Mehta
• Eleanor M. Simonsick
• Ronica Rooks
• Anne B. Newman
• Sandra K. Pope
• Susan M. Rubin
• Kristine Yaffe

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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December 2004

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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.