Language but not TBI History is Associated with Recall Among Hispanic/Latino Adults in the Health and Retirement Study

{Abstract Background The relationship between traumatic brain injury (TBI) history and risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is ambiguous. The Hispanic population faces notable disparities in TBI care and recovery, but research on the potential effects of TBI on memory/cognitive aging is limited. Additionally, existing literature often fails to take into account differences in language of testing which may affect cognitive performance. We hypothesized that individuals without a history of TBI would perform better on a measure of learning and memory than those with a history of TBI, and this would be exacerbated among individuals who were tested in Spanish. Methods Participants included Hispanic adults ranging from 34 to 95 years of age (N = 207; mean age = 61.7 yrs) from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) 2014 Core that completed the TBI Module. TBI history was self-reported (TBI: yes=85). Language was determined by language of testing (English = 108