Demographic and Contextual Variability in the Underdiagnosis of Dementia‐Related Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in African Populations
The systematic underdiagnosis of CMRFs in African populations underscore critical disparities in dementia risk identification. These findings highlight the urgent need for culturally and contextually adapted, gender-sensitive, and geographically tailored prevention strategies to improve early diagnosis and management of CMRFs. Addressing these gaps is essential for promoting global brain health equity, particularly for individuals of African ancestry. Future research to be presented will explore longitudinal associations between underdiagnosed CMRFs and cognitive decline as well as incident dementia, informing targeted interventions for dementia prevention.
Authors
- Rufus Akinyemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-428X)
- Chinedu Udeh‐Momoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7357-4692)
- Rachel Maina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6038-1357)
- Anne Njogu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0333-3380)
- Karen Blackmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2665-7807)
- Hugh C. Hendrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7591-3176)
- Jasmit Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-5426)
- A. Ogunniyi
- Omonigho M. Bubu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7438-2628)
- Mansoor N. Saleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0209-8630)
- Chiadi Onyike
- Zul Merali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6360-7913)
- Harrison Kaleli
- Cynthia Isabel Smith
- Litha Musili
- Catherine Bikeri Onyancha
- Ozioma C. Okonkwo
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Wake Forest University (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_103747
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00