Racism reported 12 years earlier (1997) shows similar but attenuated associations with subjective cognitive function compared to 2009 reports¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r3 · q3 · i2 medium
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q3 i2 The multivariable OR for poor SCF in the highest quartile of 1997 daily racism was 1.96 (95% CI 1.70 to 2.26), less than the 2.75 observed for 2009 reports. → Coogan P 2020 q3 i2 For institutional racism reported in 1997, the OR for poor SCF among women reporting all three queried domains was 2.24 (95% CI 1.91 to 2.64). → 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

q3 · i2 · associational · r3

Secondary analyses estimating ORs using daily and institutional racism reported in 1997 rather than 2009 in the same BWHS cohort. The OR for poor SCF in the highest quartile of 1997 daily racism "was 1.96 (95% CI 1.70 to 2.26)", and for institutional racism "among women who reported all three domains was 2.24 (95% CI 1.91 to 2.64)". The printed effect sizes are OR = 1.96 and OR = 2.24 for the highest versus lowest contrasts.

"the multivariable OR for poor SCF in the highest quartile of 1997 daily racism was 1.96 (95% CI 1.70 to 2.26). There was a significant trend (P < .0001) for ORs for moderate and poor SCF associated with institutional racism as reported in 1997, based on the domains of housing, jobs, and police. The OR for poor SCF among women who reported all three domains was 2.24 (95% CI 1.91 to 2.64)"

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• 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
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