A research conducted at Queen Mary University in Britain has revealed that the risk of dementia, ie amnesia, is higher in blacks, South Asians than whites. At the same time, its risk is more than double in poor areas.
Racism, racism, and stress stemming from poverty can further increase the risk of this disease. The research said that there is a need to address inequalities in health services and prevent dementia in different communities.
According to a study published in ‘The Lancet Regional Health Europe’, people living in poor areas have more than twice the risk of dementia compared to others. This has been found with at least one in 10 cases of poverty-associated dementia. Similarly, in every 10 cases, at least one was found to be related to casteism.
The study collected records of 4,137 people with dementia from hospitals and other community health centers. compared them to 15,754 healthy people of the same age. After that the related facts were studied. It revealed that racial inequalities have an impact on the health of minority groups, and it also proved that black communities are more vulnerable to the disease.
Leading researcher Faza Bothongo said, “More studies are needed to understand the link between ethnicity, racial discrimination or poverty with dementia.”
Dementia usually occurs in people 65 or older, but nowadays this disease is becoming common.
Analyzing data from 2009 to 2018
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London collected medical record data from four locations in the East London borough between 2009 and 2018 to study the causes of dementia risk. analyzed 4,137 dementia sufferers and 15,754 healthy people of the same age.
