Cardiovascular Health and Education as Sources of Individual Variability in Cognitive Aging Among African Americans

Objective: To examine the interrelated effects of cardiovascular health, education, and cognitive functioning in African Americans. Method: The present study utilized data from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging to examine whether (a) cardiovascular health and educational attainment predicted cognit...

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Published inJournal of aging and health Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 477 - 503
Main Authors Aiken Morgan, Adrienne T., Sims, Regina C., Whitfield, Keith E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2010
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
African Americans
African Americans - psychology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Aging - psychology
Cardiovascular Diseases - psychology
Cocoa
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Functioning
Education
Educational Status
Female
Health
Health Education
Health Status
Health technology assessment
Heart
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
African Americans
cardiovascular health
education
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Summary:Objective: To examine the interrelated effects of cardiovascular health, education, and cognitive functioning in African Americans. Method: The present study utilized data from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging to examine whether (a) cardiovascular health and educational attainment predicted cognitive functioning, after controlling for age, and (b) there was an interaction between cardiovascular health and education in predicting cognitive functioning. Results: Using hierarchical regression analyses, results showed education was significant for all cognitive measures; however, cardiovascular health was significant for only three. Discussion: These findings suggest that although self-reported cardiovascular health contributes to variability in late life cognition in African Americans, education is a more universal predictor that should be further examined.
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ISSN:0898-2643
1552-6887
DOI:10.1177/0898264310361627