Abstract
Common carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and is associated with cognitive decline. Although carotid atherosclerosis is more frequent in White than in Black participants, little is known whether race modifies the association between cIMT and cognitive decline. In this longitudinal analysis of the ELSA-Brasil, we assessed cIMT using ultrasound and cognitive performance using different domain tests. We used linear mixed models, interaction analysis, and race stratified analyses. Baseline high IMT values were associated with memory (p<0.001), verbal fluency (p<0.001), TMT-B (p<0.001)), and global cognitive decline (p<0.001). Race was an effect modifier in the association between IMT and global cognitive decline (0.043), with stronger association in White (p<0.001) than in Black (p=0.009) participants. Baseline IMT was associated with global and domain-specific cognitive decline and race modified this relationship, with stronger associations in White participants. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) was associated with cognitive decline. cIMT and cognitive decline association was stronger in White than in Black participants. We used inverse probability weighting to address attrition bias.
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