Stroke belt residency
Intervention1 paper2 findings
- Humans1
Outcomes
1Cognitive function
no changein humans1Low certainty
1 study
Cognitive function
no changein humans1Low certainty
Stroke belt residency has no effect on cognitive function in humans (β = -0.03, SE = 0.02, p = 0.233).
Humansfully adjusted modelfemalesn = 6,362
Living in the United States Stroke Belt and cognitive change in the Women's Health Study: a cohort study · BMC neurology · 17 Aug 2026
Associations
1Cognitive decline
upin humans1OR 1.43Low certainty
1 study
Cognitive decline
upin humans1OR 1.43Low certainty
Stroke belt residency is associated with cognitive decline in humans (adjusted OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.14-1.78).
Humansfirst decile of cognitive change distributionfemalesn = 6,362
Living in the United States Stroke Belt and cognitive change in the Women's Health Study: a cohort study · BMC neurology · 17 Aug 2026