Non-White Americans Have a Higher Risk of Dementia
White Americans are much less likely to develop dementia than people from many other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study of U.S. veterans published April 19 in JAMA.Hispanic people were almost twice as apt to develop dementia as white adults the same age, and Blacks had a 54 percent higher dementia risk than their white counterparts, the study found. Compared with white people, Asian individuals were 20 percent more likely to develop dementia, and American Indian and Alaskan Native people had 5 percent higher odds, the study also found.Lack of Health Insurance Not a FactorWhile the study wasn’t designed to determine what might cause these racial disparities in dementia risk, one thing is clear: lack of health insurance wasn’t to blame. All the participants received care through…