Longitudinal Associations of US Acculturation With Cognitive Performance, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia

US Latinos, a growing, aging population, are disproportionately burdened by cognitive decline and dementia. Identification of modifiable risk factors is needed for interventions aimed at reducing risk. Broad sociocultural context may illuminate complex etiology among culturally diverse Latinos. Among 1,418 older (≥60 years), low–socioeconomic position (SEP) Latinos (predominantly of Mexican descent) in Sacramento, California, we examined whether...