Communications Medicine (Apr 2023)
Similarities and differences in Alzheimer’s dementia comorbidities in racialized populations identified from electronic medical records
Abstract
Woldemariam et al. use electronic medical records to explore comorbidities in individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease stratified by four identified race and ethnicity categories. Whilst most comorbidities are similar, a few comorbidities, including respiratory diseases, are associated with Black- and Latine- identified individuals.