Institutional racism exposure is associated with poorer subjective cognitive function in African American women in a graded manner¶
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q3 i2 Women reporting 5 to 6 domains of institutional racism had 2.66 times the odds of poor subjective cognitive function compared to women reporting none, with a significant linear trend. → Coogan P 2020
q3 i2 A linear trend was also evident for moderate SCF, with the multivariable OR in the highest category of institutional racism at 1.70 (95% CI 1.49 to 1.94). → 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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Multinomial logistic regression in the same BWHS analytic cohort of 17,323 women. Institutional racism was ascertained across six circumstances (job, housing, police, courts, school, medical care). The multivariable ORs for poor compared to good SCF "ranged from 1.31 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.48) among women who reported 1 to 2 domains of institutional racism to 2.66 (95% CI 2.24 to 3.15) among those who reported 5 to 6 domains". The printed effect size for the highest versus lowest category contrast is OR = 2.66 (95% CI 2.24 to 3.15).
"The multivariable ORs for poor compared to good SCF ranged from 1.31 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.48) among women who reported 1 to 2 domains of institutional racism to 2.66 (95% CI 2.24 to 3.15) among those who reported 5 to 6 domains (P trend < .0001)"
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Institutional racism exposure is associated with poorer subjective cognitive function in African American women in a graded manner |
description |
Institutional racism exposure is associated with poorer subjective cognitive function in African American women in a graded manner |
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moderate |
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2020 |
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2025 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
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