Exposure to neighborhood concentrated poverty is associated with faster decline in episodic memory among midlife women
Living in concentrated poverty areas predicted a more rapid episodic memory decline. This pattern was most pronounced among Black women. The cohort was a racially/ethnically diverse cohort of midlife women across the US. Neighborhood concentrated poverty may contribute to the risk of ADRD.
Authors
- Monique M. Hedderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1768-0412)
- Bradley M. Appelhans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-802X)
- İmke Janssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-2812)
- Carol A. Derby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-4519)
- Charles B. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-8120)
- Rebecca C. Thurston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6580-1202)
- Carrie A Karvonen-Gutierrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1950-5397)
- Jinshil Hyun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-065X)
- Emma Barinas‐Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7280-7781)
- Mary Schiff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7702-6677)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70139
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Alzheimer's Association
- University of Pittsburgh
- National Institutes of Health
- Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- Office of Research on Women's Health