Cardiovascular Risk and Ethnic Disparities in Cognition among Mexican Americans and Non‐Hispanic Whites: The Health and Aging Brain Study

Mexican Americans (MAs) may have increased risk for cognitive impairment and greater cardiovascular risk (CVR) compared to non‐Hispanic whites (NHWs). This disproportionate burden of CVR in MAs may be an important driver for ethnic differences in cognitive aging, although population‐based evidence is lacking. As part of the Health and Aging Brain Study, we investigated the contribution of CVR burden to ethnic differences in cognition.