article · Alzheimer s & Dementia

Differential Effects of Social and Health Factors across the World: A Comparison between African American and Indigenous African Cohorts of the effects of Sociality, Clinical Health, and Sex factors on Cognition and Alzheimer's Disease

Joseph M. Curran
Hugh C. Hendrie
Jasmit Shah
Kathleen A. Lane
A. Ogunniyi
Michelle M. Mielke
Cynthia Isabel Smith
Sujuan Gao
Chinedu Udeh‐Momoh

2025Open accessUniversity of Ibadan

Abstract

Our findings contribute to a cross-cultural understanding of the cultural, health, and social factors that influence AD risk and cognitive domain scores across diverse populations of African ancestry, providing a framework for tailoring interventions and treatments for AD that are informed by cultural factors.

Research topics

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

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DOI: 10.1002/alz70860_103662

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