Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and cognitive function among middle-aged and older women and men: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

doi:10.1007/s00127-019-01829-0

. 2020 Jun;55(6):685-696.

doi: 10.1007/s00127-019-01829-0. Epub 2020 Jan 23.

Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and cognitive function among middle-aged and older women and men: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

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¹ Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois At Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. mestre3@uic.edu.
² Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois At Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
⁶ Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
⁷ Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁸ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
⁹ Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
¹¹ Department of Healthcare Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
¹² Department of Neurosciences and Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
¹³ Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 31974810
PMCID: PMC7276286
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01829-0

Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and cognitive function among middle-aged and older women and men: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

Mayra L Estrella et al. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;55(6):685-696.

doi: 10.1007/s00127-019-01829-0. Epub 2020 Jan 23.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois At Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. mestre3@uic.edu.
² Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois At Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
⁶ Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
⁷ Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁸ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
⁹ Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
¹¹ Department of Healthcare Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
¹² Department of Neurosciences and Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
¹³ Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 31974810
PMCID: PMC7276286
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01829-0

Abstract

Purpose: To examine cross-sectional associations between perceived neighborhood environment and cognitive function among middle-aged and older Hispanic/Latino women and men.

Methods: Data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (2008-2011) and its Sociocultural Ancillary Study (2009-2010) were used. Participants were Hispanic/Latino women (n = 1812) and men (n = 1034) aged 45-74 years. Survey-weighted linear regression models were used to examine associations between self-reported perceived neighborhood environment (i.e., neighborhood social cohesion and problems categorized as quintiles, and neighborhood safety from crime categorized as low, medium, or high) with cognitive function (i.e., global cognition, verbal learning, memory, verbal fluency, and processing speed scores) in women and men. Final model adjusted for age, Hispanic/Latino background, language, field site, household income, education, years lived in neighborhood, and depressive symptoms.

Results: Women in the lowest quintile of perceived neighborhood problems (vs. highest quintile) had higher global cognition (β 0.48, 95% CI 0.03, 0.94, p trend 0.229) and memory scores (0.60, 95% CI 0.11, 1.09, p trend: 0.060). Women in the highest quintile of perceived neighborhood social cohesion (vs. lowest quintile) had lower global cognition (β - 0.56, 95% CI - 1.02, - 0.09, p trend 0.004), verbal learning (B - 1.01, 95% CI - 2.00, - 0.03, p trend 0.015), verbal fluency (B - 2.00, 95% CI - 3.83, - 0.16, p trend 0.006), and processing speed (B - 2.11, 95% CI - 3.87, - 0.36, p trend 0.009). There was no association between perceived neighborhood safety from crime and cognition among women, or between any perceived neighborhood environment measure and cognition among men.

Conclusions: Middle-aged and older Hispanic/Latina women living in neighborhoods with the lowest perceived problems had higher global cognition and memory. Women living in neighborhoods with the highest perceived social cohesion had lower global cognition, verbal learning, verbal fluency, and processing speed.

Keywords: Cognition; Hispanics/Latinos; Neighborhood problems; Safety from crime; Social cohesion.

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[1] Hill C V, Pérez-Stable EJ, Anderson NA, Bernard MA (2015) The National Institute on Aging Health Disparities Research Framework. Ethn Dis 25:245–54. 10.18865/ed.25.3.245 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[9] Aneshensel CS, Ko MJ, Chodosh J, Wight RG (2011) The urban neighborhood and cognitive functioning in late middle age. J Health Soc Behav 52:163–179. 10.1177/0022146510393974 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Aneshensel CS, Ko MJ, Chodosh J, Wight RG (2011) The urban neighborhood and cognitive functioning in late middle age. J Health Soc Behav 52:163–179. 10.1177/0022146510393974 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and cognitive function among middle-aged and older women and men: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

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