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Hazard ratios* (95% CI) of dementia associated with sleep medication use in Black and White older adults. *Adjusted for age, sex, education, socio-economic status, smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity, depression, comorbidities, and APOE4 genotype. There was a robust association between frequent (i.e., often or almost always) use of sleep medications and increased risk of dementia only among Whites.
