African-Americans and Alzheimer's Disease: Understanding the Risk Factors

 
   Lead Investigator:    Shanna Burke
   Institution      :    Florida international University
   E-Mail           :    sburke@fiu.edu
   Proposal ID      :    686


   Publications:


1  Burke SL, Cadet T, Maddux M
   Chronic health illnesses as predictors of mild cognitive impairment among African American older adults
   Journal Article  J Natl Med Assoc,110:314-325,2018,PMC6108440

   PUBLISHED



2  Mitchell JA, Cadet T, Burke S, Williams ED, Alvarez D
   The Paradoxical Impact of Companionship on the Mental Health of Older African American Men
   Journal Article  J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci,73:230-239,2018,PMC5927098

   PUBLISHED





   Proposal Description:
   This project includes three aims:                                                 1. Among African-Americans included in the NACC UDS, establish which factors      predict onset of AD.                                                              2. Among those who were eventually diagnosed with probable AD, which              demographic factors and health conditions best predicted such a diagnosis as      compared to African-Americans who did not developed AD.                           3. Among the conditions which were most associated with AD diagnosis, what        effect did treatment with condition correspondent medications have on rate of     progression and hazard of disease development.