Consistently reported high daily racism across 12 years is associated with over four times the odds of poor subjective cognitive function¶
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q3 i3 Among women who reported consistent levels of daily racism in both 1997 and 2009, those in the highest quartile had 4.18 times the odds of poor SCF compared to women consistently in the lowest quartile. → Coogan P 2020
Evidence¶
Coogan P 2020¶
Coogan P, Schon K, Li S, Cozier Y, Bethea T, Rosenberg L. (2020). Experiences of racism and subjective cognitive function in African American women. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12067
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Secondary analysis restricted to women in the same quartile of daily racism in 1997 and 2009, based on the 2009 distribution. The ORs for poor SCF "were stronger among women who reported consistent levels of daily racism in 1997 and 2009", reaching "OR 4.18 (95% CI 3.24 to 5.39) in the highest quartile". The printed effect size for the highest versus lowest consistent-quartile contrast is OR = 4.18 (95% CI 3.24 to 5.39).
"The ORs for poor SCF associated with daily racism were stronger among women who reported consistent levels of daily racism in 1997 and 2009 (eg, OR 4.18 (95% CI 3.24 to 5.39) in the highest quartile)"
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Related Claims¶
- Racism reported 12 years earlier (1997) shows similar but attenuated associations with subjective cognitive function compared to 2009 reports — related
- Higher daily racism exposure is associated with poorer subjective cognitive function in African American women, with a graded dose-response relationship — related
- Depression and insomnia mediate a substantial proportion of the association between racism exposure and poor subjective cognitive function — related
- Institutional racism exposure is associated with poorer subjective cognitive function in African American women in a graded manner — related
- Both memory-specific and non-memory cognitive questions show similar associations with racism exposure — related
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Consistently reported high daily racism across 12 years is associated with over four times the odds of poor subjective cognitive function |
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Consistently reported high daily racism across 12 years is associated with over four times the odds of poor subjective cognitive function |
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2020 |
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2025 |
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