Contribution of Life-Course Socioeconomic Position to Later-Life Brain Volumes in US Hispanic/Latino Adults

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Paola Filigrana · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jee-Young Moon · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Linda C. Gallo · San Diego State University

Hector M. González · University of California San Diego

Richard B. Lipton · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Wassim Tarraf · Wayne State University

Robert C. Kaplan

Abstract

This study highlights the contribution of higher life-course SEP to greater brain health as indexed by larger brain volumes in later life. Our results suggest that the effect of early-life socioeconomic disadvantages persists beyond socioeconomic conditions in adulthood.

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Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Health disparities and outcomes Aging and Gerontology Research

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Published in: Neurology

Volume 106, Issue 7, pp. e214716-e214716

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214716

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Contribution of Life-Course Socioeconomic Position to Later-Life Brain Volumes in US Hispanic/Latino Adults

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