Effect of socioeconomic disparities on incidence of dementia among biracial older adults: prospective study

To examine whether observed differences in dementia rates between black and white older people living in the community could be explained by measures of socioeconomic status (income, financial adequacy, education, and literacy) and health related factors.Prospective cohort study.General community from two clinic sites in the United States (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Memphis, Tennessee).2457 older people (mean age 73.6 years; 1019 (41.5%)...