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November 18, 2004Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyOpen Access

Black and White Differences in Cognitive Function Test Scores: What Explains the Difference?

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Why the study?

Do health and socioeconomic indicators, including literacy level, explain differences in cognitive function test scores between older black and white adults?

Population

older black and white adults

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

KMKala M. MehtaCalifornia Health and Human Services AgencyESEleanor M. SimonsickPreventive CardiologyRRRonica RooksUniversity of Denver

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Implication

Literacy and socioeconomic factors largely explain racial differences in cognitive scores; hypothesis-generating for interventions, should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Do health and socioeconomic indicators, including literacy level, explain differences in cognitive function test scores between older black and white adults?

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Population
older black and white adults
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Outcome
cognitive function test scores

Cite This Study

Mehta et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e6f760ffa55711f4c4e2ehttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52575.x
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