Survival after dementia diagnosis in five racial/ethnic groups

摘要: Abstract Introduction Information on anticipated survival time after dementia diagnosis among racially/ethnically diverse patients is needed to plan for care and evaluate disparities. Methods Dementia-free health members aged ≥64 years were followed (1/1/2000–12/31/2013) subsequent (n = 23,032 Asian American; n = 18,778 African n = 21,000 Latino; n = 4543 American Indian/Alaska Native; n = 206,490 white). Kaplan–Meier curves estimated by race/ethnicity. We contrasted mortality patterns people with versus without using Cox proportional hazards models. Results After (n = 59,494), whites had shortest median (3.1 years), followed by Natives (3.4 years), Americans (3.7 years), Latinos (4.1 years), (4.4 years). Longer postdiagnosis racial/ethnic minorities compared persisted adjustment comorbidities. Racial/ethnic mortality inequalities mostly paralleled dementia. Discussion Survival differs race/ethnicity, longest Americans.