Title | DEMENTIA LIFE EXPECTANCIES: NEW KNOWLEDGE AND CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
Authors | Garcia, M, Tarraf, W, Chiu, C-T, Saenz, JL, Reyes, AM |
Journal | Innovation in Aging |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | Suppl 1 |
Pagination | 341 |
Keywords | Dementia, life expectancies |
Abstract | Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are a growing public health crisis. Estimates on the prevalence and incidence of ADRD across and within population-based studies have varied in part due to competing measures to assess dementia status. Disentangling these inconsistencies is crucial for understanding dementia disparities among racial/ethnic, and nativity groups among older adults. Based on the Health and Retirement Study we examined across (Whites, Blacks) and within-group differences (US- and non-US-born Latinos) in estimates of dementia life expectancy, using four competing algorithmic techniques (i.e., the Langa-Weir, Expert, Hurd, and Lasso) for the classification of dementia ascertainment. Estimates of dementia life expectancy across algorithms largely point to dementia disparities in the prevalence of the disease across racial/ethnic, and nativity groups, regardless of the algorithmic technique utilized. Elucidating algorithms that can be utilized with different racial/ethnic groups may reduce bias in dementia assessment in the future. |
DOI | 10.1093/geroni/igac059.1349 |
Citation Key | 12991 |