Earlier age of dementia onset in Hispanics
Past studies suggest that U.S. Hispanics have a younger age of dementia onset than white non-Hispanics. However, most of those studies were performed on the East Coast. Since backgrounds and family origins of Hispanics differ in various regions of the United States, investigators set out to determine if the same pattern was true for Hispanics living on the West Coast (Fitten et al., 2014).
In a study of 110 Hispanic and 180 white non-Hispanic adults age 50 and older with either Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia at the time of their entry into the study, researchers found that on average, Hispanics were 4 years younger than white non-Hispanics at the time of diagnosis of both forms of dementia. This age difference was not explained by the apolipoprotein ε4 genotype, gender, years of education, or history of vascular disease or diabetes.
This study suggests that the age of dementia onset tends to be younger for Hispanics living on both coasts of the United States compared with non-Hispanic peers. More research is needed to identify and better understand the factors that may contribute to this disparity.
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Connie Dello Buono is based in Sunnyvale California. Her first ebook is about women's health, Birthing Ways Healing Ways and her recent one is about cancer prevention, Curated Healing Ways. She had helped women have holistic childbirth as childbirth educator, founded Motherhealth, to serve seniors in the bay area with holistic caregivers and blogs at www.clubalthea.com with more than 10,000 health and finance related posts.
Connie trains her own caregivers, which are the favorites of most bay area seniors who are home bound and alone.
She is active in the rehab and nursing facilities, volunteering on music and movement for seniors.
She is a member of Lion's club and offered scholarships to students in the Philippines.
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