Black adults were reported to have it at a rate of 72%.
An increased risk of dementia may be associated with prejudice throughout one's life, according to recent research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine., researchers assessed data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , a medical research study involving more than 6,500 men and women from six communities in the United States.
The perceived cause of the unjust treatment, such as race, religion, gender, physical characteristics, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation, was also requested of the participants. All MESA participants reported encountering prejudice at some point in their lives at a rate of 42 percent, whereas Black adults reported having it at 72 percent. With a median follow-up of 15.7 years, 466 incident instances ofwere recorded. Dementia risk was higher in people who reported prejudice throughout their lives in more than two domains as opposed to none.
“Our findings suggest an association between greater experiences of discrimination during one’s lifetime and higher risk for dementia,” Bancks said. “In alignment with other MESA findings, it’s clear that Black adults bear an unequal burden of exposure to discrimination, and discrimination is harmful to health.”Researchers also observed no apparent difference in the degree of relationship between race or ethnicity and dementia.
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