2024
The mediating role of systemic inflammation and moderating role of racialization in disparities in incident dementia
Higgins Tejera C, Ware E, Hicken M, Kobayashi L, Wang H, Blostein F, Zawistowski M, Mukherjee B, Bakulski K. The mediating role of systemic inflammation and moderating role of racialization in disparities in incident dementia. Communications Medicine 2024, 4: 142. PMID: 39003383, PMCID: PMC11246521, DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00569-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncident dementiaRacial disparitiesRisk of incident dementiaCumulative incidence of dementiaNon-Hispanic white participantsIncidence of dementiaControlled direct effectExposure to racismDementia incidenceDementia burdenUS HealthC-reactive proteinWhite participantsLower C-reactive proteinHigh C-reactive proteinDementiaHigher CRP levelsCognitive testsDisparitiesSystemic racismGroup membershipFollow-upParticipantsModerate portionGroup status
2023
Decomposing interaction and mediating effects of race/ethnicity and circulating blood levels of cystatin C on cognitive status in the United States health and retirement study
Tejera C, Ware E, Kobayashi L, Fu M, Hicken M, Zawistowski M, Mukherjee B, Bakulski K. Decomposing interaction and mediating effects of race/ethnicity and circulating blood levels of cystatin C on cognitive status in the United States health and retirement study. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1052435. PMID: 37323925, PMCID: PMC10267311, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1052435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic whitesNon-Hispanic blacksRacial disparitiesEffect of race/ethnicityDementia prevalenceRetirement StudyAssociated with dementia prevalenceExcess risk due to interactionOlder non-Hispanic WhitesRisk due to interactionNon-Hispanic white participantsHealth and Retirement StudyEstimate prevalence ratiosBehavioral risk factorsAssociated with dementiaExposure to racismModerating effect of race/ethnicityNon-white participantsStrength of associationUnited States HealthAssociated with cognitive impairmentCross-sectional sampleHispanic adultsChronic conditionsPrevalence ratios