Racial Differences in Cause‐Specific Mortality Between Community‐Dwelling Older Black and White Adults

Objectives To understand which causes of death are higher in black than white community‐dwelling older adults and determine whether differences in baseline risk factors explain racial differences in mortality. Design Longitudinal cohort study (Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study). Setting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee. Participants Black and white men and women aged 70 to 79 during recruitment (N=3,075; 48% men, 42%...