title: Ethnicity and cognitive performance among older African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Caucasians: the role of education.
abstract: This cross-sectional analysis evaluated the association between ethnicity and cognitive performance and determined whether education modifies this association for nondemented older people (103 African Americans, 1,388 Japanese Americans, 2,306 Caucasians) in a study of dementia incidence. African Americans scored lower (median 89 out of 100) than Japanese Americans (93) and Caucasians (94) on the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI). Education affected CA
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Shadlen
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McCurry
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*