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Self-reported rates of confusion or memory loss and of related functional difficulties in adults aged 60 years and older varied considerably by race/ethnicity, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2011, 16.9% of Hispanic or Latino respondents said that they had experienced confusion or memory loss (CML), which was significantly higher than the 12.1% reported by whites. African Americans were the only group with a CML rate (11.8%) lower than that of whites, the CDC said (MMWR 2013;62:345-50).
When it comes to functional difficulties reported by those with CML, however, the rate among African Americans was significantly higher (61.6%) than for whites (29.1%) or for Asians/Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders (16.2%), the CDC reported.
The data used in the CDC analysis come from 21 states that administered an optional module of the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.
Self-reported rates of confusion or memory loss and of related functional difficulties in adults aged 60 years and older varied considerably by race/ethnicity, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2011, 16.9% of Hispanic or Latino respondents said that they had experienced confusion or memory loss (CML), which was significantly higher than the 12.1% reported by whites. African Americans were the only group with a CML rate (11.8%) lower than that of whites, the CDC said (MMWR 2013;62:345-50).
When it comes to functional difficulties reported by those with CML, however, the rate among African Americans was significantly higher (61.6%) than for whites (29.1%) or for Asians/Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders (16.2%), the CDC reported.
The data used in the CDC analysis come from 21 states that administered an optional module of the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.
Self-reported rates of confusion or memory loss and of related functional difficulties in adults aged 60 years and older varied considerably by race/ethnicity, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2011, 16.9% of Hispanic or Latino respondents said that they had experienced confusion or memory loss (CML), which was significantly higher than the 12.1% reported by whites. African Americans were the only group with a CML rate (11.8%) lower than that of whites, the CDC said (MMWR 2013;62:345-50).
When it comes to functional difficulties reported by those with CML, however, the rate among African Americans was significantly higher (61.6%) than for whites (29.1%) or for Asians/Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders (16.2%), the CDC reported.
The data used in the CDC analysis come from 21 states that administered an optional module of the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.
FROM MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
