... were selected as outcomes. Times to each milestone were estimated and compared by four racial/ethnic groups using Kaplan-Meier estimation and Cox proportional-hazards models. Times between initial evaluation or diagnostic testing and later milestones were also compared by race/ethnicity. Results: We...

...: Using key word search of “gender,” “race,” and “disparity” in the title or context of published papers, the archives of Lancet Neurology , Nature Reviews Neurology , and Alzheimer’s & Dementia were reviewed. Results: The results indicated that although there was a slight overall increase in coverage...

... mortality trends by race/ethnicity has been lacking. Objective: To investigate MS mortality rates and trends in the United States by sex, age, and race/ethnicity. Methods: We used the Compressed Mortality data file for 1999–2015 in the Wide-ranging online Data for Epidemiological Research system developed...

... differences in sleep symptoms by race-ethnicity in an elderly population-based urban community sample. Methods: Snoring, daytime sleepiness and reported sleep duration were ascertained by standardized interviews as a part of the Northern Manhattan Study, a prospective cohort study of vascular risk factors...

... of race on stage of diagnosis. Conclusions: Under-reporting of disability among African-Americans may account for later stages of PD diagnosis than whites. This study begins to explain the mechanisms underlying observed racial disparities in PD. 13 12 2010 29 01 2011 20 4 2011...

...Lisa L. Barnes; Robert S. Wilson; Yan Li; David W. Gilley; David A. Bennett; Denis A. Evans Few studies have examined the association of race with change in cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We studied the rate of decline in global and specific measures of cognitive function...

... and plastics industry have an excess of meningiomas. Occupational groups at excess risk include dentists who have an increased risk of all types of brain tumors and electricians whose excess risk is limited to gliomas. Glioma Meningioma Nerve sheath tumor Epidemiology Race Birthplace Religion Social...

... of patients with these tumors. Descriptive factors of particular interest include sex, race, diagnosis before death, tumor location, religion, and occupation. Head trauma and head X-rays were the major risk factors identified in the case-control studies. Evidence from both the descriptive and analytic studies...