Correlates of Subjective Cognitive Impairment Among Community Dwelling Older Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Men

Roland J Thorpe Jr; Darlingtina Esiaka; Siddhi Surawkar; Candidus Nwakasi; Boeun Kim

doi:10.1177/08982643261490956

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Correlates of Subjective Cognitive Impairment Among Community Dwelling Older Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Men

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Correlates of Subjective Cognitive Impairment Among Community Dwelling Older Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Men

Roland J Thorpe Jr, Darlingtina Esiaka, Siddhi Surawkar, Candidus Nwakasi and Boeun Kim

Journal of aging and health

09/19/2026

DOI: 10.1177/08982643261490956

PMID: 42762164

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Background Subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) predicts Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Identifying SCI correlates may identify cognitive risk earlier in the ADRD continuum. We examined SCI correlates among older non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and non-Hispanic White (NHW) men.MethodCross-sectional data were from 669 men in the 2012 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Logistic regression was used to identify SCI correlates, accounting for complex sampling and attrition.ResultHigher education (OR = 0.33, 95% CI: 0.13-0.87) and former smoking (OR = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.16-0.91) were associated with lower SCI odds. Sleep difficulties (OR = 2.81, 95% CI: 1.22-6.47), multimorbidity (OR = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.09-4.29), and ADL disability (OR = 4.19, 95% CI: 2.03-8.61) were associated with higher odds.Discussion Education, smoking status, sleep, multimorbidity, and functional status may be important SCI correlates among older NHB and NHW men. Addressing modifiable correlates may support cognitive health earlier in the ADRD continuum.

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Title: Subtitle: Correlates of Subjective Cognitive Impairment Among Community Dwelling Older Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Men
Creators: Roland J Thorpe Jr - Johns Hopkins University
Darlingtina Esiaka - University of Kentucky
Siddhi Surawkar - Johns Hopkins University
Candidus Nwakasi - University of Connecticut
Boeun Kim - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of aging and health
DOI: 10.1177/08982643261490956
PMID: 42762164
NLM abbreviation: J Aging Health
ISSN: 0898-2643
eISSN: 1552-6887
Publisher: Sage
Grant note: National Institute on Aging: P30AG059298, K02AG059140
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institute on Aging; P30AG059298, K02AG059140.
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 09/19/2026
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9985236421002771

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