ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND DEMENTIA AMONG OLDER US ADULTS: ASSESSMENT OF GENDER AND RACIAL DISPARITIES
Monique Brown · 2024
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Monique Brown examines in 2024 whether childhood adversity casts a shadow as long as dementia, and whether that shadow falls unevenly by sex and race. Six in ten American adults report adverse childhood experiences, from neglect and abuse to household substance abuse and money hardship. Their effects echo across life, and cognition is a suspected casualty.
Data came from a long running national study of older Americans, covering thousands of respondents past fifty. About seven in ten reported some childhood adversity, and a small share reported ever having dementia. In adjusted models, those with adversity carried far higher odds of dementia than those without, though the estimate's wide interval urges caution. The link reached significance for men but not women in interaction tests. Race based patterns were also probed. The study argues early life hardship belongs in dementia risk conversations, with attention to who carries the heaviest load.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Monique Brown |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |