Prevalence of Dementia in American Indians and Alaska Natives Compared to White, Black, and Hispanic Medicare Beneficiaries: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study

ConclusionWhile previous research has reported that AIANs share a similar or lower prevalence of dementia than NHWs, our findings suggest a potentially higher prevalence of dementia among AIAN Medicare beneficiaries. A relatively small number of AIAN resulted in wide confidence intervals for many of our associations. Future research should focus on recruiting a larger sample and on dementia prevalence and unique risk factors within and among AIAN tribes.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research