Nonlinear Models of Cognition Preceding AD and non-AD in a Biracial Population Sample

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This proposal aims to conduct secondary analyses of existing data to examine nonlinear cognitive decline in standardized global summary of cognition assessed using executive functioning, episodic memory, and overall global cognition and orientation within the context of a large population-based study of older adults: Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP). More specifically, the four objectives of this proposal are: 1) Examine Nonlinear Cognitive Decline in Older Blacks and Whites Using Change Point Models in a Random Sample of 2,948 Participants with AD and non-AD Diagnosis; 2) investigate the Role of Demographic, Social, Lifestyle, Cardiovascular, and Genetic Risk Factors on Nonlinear Cognitive Decline in Older Blacks and Whites with AD and non-AD Diagnosis; 3) Identify the Heterogeneity in Nonlinear Cognitive Decline Using Latent Class Growth Curve Models Using a Population Sample of 7,757 Blacks and Whites with Multiple Cognitive Assessments; 4) Understand the Role of Demographic, Social, Lifestyle, Cardiovascular, and Genetic Risk Factors on Latent Class Memberships to Explain Heterogeneity in Nonlinear Cognitive Decline. Understanding the rate of cognitive decline in older blacks and whites has a topic of considerable interest. However, most research has focused on linear trajectories in whites with mixed findings among blacks. Nonlinear cognitive decline based on change points are nonexistent in blacks and the proposed work can increase our understanding of preclinical phase of AD and non-AD.