ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2025
Association Between Structural and Social Determinants of Health and Cognitive Functioning Among African Americans: the ARCHES Cohort.
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- Multimorbidity, Polypharmacy, and Neighborhood Disadvantage as Determinants of Cognitive Performance in the ARCHES Cohort.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Structural and social determinants of health shape the impact of neurodegeneration and cerebrovascular pathology on cognitive functioning in black adults.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026Article
- Individual-level Social Vulnerability and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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BACKGROUND AND
objectivesStructural and social determinants of health (S/SDOH) are linked to dementia, yet despite Black Americans having a twofold dementia risk compared to Whites, research is limited. This study examined a new S/SDOH composite index (CI) based on the multidimensional poverty-adjusted headcount ratio and explored its association with potential cognitive impairment (PCI) or poor cognitive performance (PCP) among Black Americans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsParticipants were required to be age 45 or older, cognitively normal (CN), self-identified as Black or African American, and lived in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area at baseline. The S/SDOH-CI used 37 deprivation indicators from the National Institute on Aging Health Disparities Research Framework, covering environmental, sociocultural, and behavioral dimensions. Multivariate regression models were used to investigate associations between dementia and S/SDOH-CI.
resultsAmong 312 Black adults, 105 (33.7%) had PCI, and 47 (15.1%) had PCP. A higher proportion of those with PCI or PCP were deprived on 11 indicators (22.9% and 23.4%, respectively), compared to CN adults (13% and 15.1%). The difference in S/SDOH-CI between Black adults with PCI/PCP and CN was 62.4% and 43.9%, respectively. Key contributors of S/SDOH-CI included social factors, detrimental health behaviors, limited education, healthcare barriers, and psychological factors. The S/SDOH-CI was strongly associated with PCI (odds ratio [OR]: 11.48; 95%CI 2.08-65.00) and PCP (OR: 13.84; 95%CI 1.27-152.07) after adjusting for sex, age, and marital status. The risk was higher for Black adults over 65 (OR, 1.90; 95%CI 1.14-3.22 for PCI and OR 6.49; 95%CI 2.84-16.85 for PCP).
conclusionThese findings suggest that improving S/SDOH early in life for Black Americans through targeted public policies could reduce dementia risk later. This includes promoting equitable access to education and healthcare and implementing programs to reduce material hardship. The results also support policies that address structural racism and its impact on the health and well-being of Black Americans.
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