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Same-Sex Couples and Cognitive Impairment: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study

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  • Hui Liu
  • Ning Hsieh
  • Zhenmei Zhang
  • Yan Zhang
  • Kenneth M Langa
  • Deborah S Carr

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ObjectivesWe provide the first nationally representative population-based study of cognitive disparities among same-sex and different-sex couples in the United States.MethodsWe analyzed data from the Health and Retirement Study (2000–2016). The sample included 23,669 respondents (196 same-sex partners and 23,473 different-sex partners) aged 50 and older who contributed to 85,117 person-period records (496 from same-sex partners and 84,621 from different-sex partners). Cognitive impairment was assessed using the modified version of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. Mixed-effects discrete-time hazard regression models were estimated to predict the odds of cognitive impairment.ResultsThe estimated odds of cognitive impairment were 78% (p

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  • Hui Liu & Ning Hsieh & Zhenmei Zhang & Yan Zhang & Kenneth M Langa & Deborah S Carr, 2021. "Same-Sex Couples and Cognitive Impairment: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 76(7), pages 1388-1399.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:76:y:2021:i:7:p:1388-1399.
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