Alissa Becerril, Elizabeth R Pfoh, Ardeshir Z Hashmi, Lyla Mourany, Douglas D Gunzler, Kristen A Berg, Nikolas I Krieger, Kamini Krishnan, Scott Emory Moore, Eva Kahana, Neal V Dawson, Lorella Luezas Shamakian, James W Campbell, Adam T Perzynski, Jarrod E Dalton
BACKGROUND: Evidence on the effects of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage on dementia risk in racially and ethically diverse populations is limited. Our objective was to evaluate the relative extent to which neighborhood disadvantage accounts for racial/ethnic variation in dementia incidence rates. Secondarily, we evaluated the spatial relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and dementia risk. METHODS: In this retrospective study using electronic health records (EHR) at two regional health systems in Northeast Ohio, participants included 253,421 patients aged >60 years who had an outpatient primary care visit between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2015...
March 16, 2023: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society