Racial similarities and differences in… | 2004

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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Disparities

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Objectives To define racial similarities and differences in mobility among community-dwelling older adults and to identify predictors of mobility change. Design Prospective, observational, cohort study. Participants Nine hundred and five community-dwelling older adults. Measures Baseline in-home assessments were conducted to assess life-space mobility, sociodemographic variables, disease status, geriatric syndromes, neuropsychological factors, and health behaviors. Disease reports were verified by review of medications, physician questionnaires, or hospital discharge summaries. Telephone interviews defined follow-up life-space mobility at 18 months of follow-up. Results African Americans had lower baseline life-space (LS-C) than whites (mean 57.0 +/- standard deviation [SD] 24.5 vs. 72.7 +/- SD 22.6; P Conclusions There are significant disparities in baseline mobility between older African Americans and whites, but declines were more likely in whites. Improving transportation access and diabetes care may be important targets for enhancing mobility and reducing racial disparities in mobility.

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Allman, R. M., Baker, P. S., Maisiak, R. M., Sims, R. V., & Roseman, J. M. (2004). Racial similarities and differences in predictors of mobility change over eighteen months. Journal of general internal medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30239.x

Vancouver

Allman RM, Baker PS, Maisiak RM, Sims RV, Roseman JM. Racial similarities and differences in predictors of mobility change over eighteen months. Journal of general internal medicine. 2004. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30239.x. PMID: 15566441.

BibTeX

@article{allman2004-15566441,
  author  = {Allman, R. M. and Baker, P. S. and Maisiak, R. M. and Sims, R. V. and Roseman, J. M.},
  title   = {{Racial similarities and differences in predictors of mobility change over eighteen months}},
  journal = {Journal of general internal medicine},
  year    = {2004},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30239.x},
  pmid    = {15566441},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30239.x}
}

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Key findings

Results African Americans had lower baseline life-space (LS-C) than whites (mean 57.0 +/- standard deviation [SD] 24.5 vs. 72.7 +/- SD 22.6; P Conclusions There are significant disparities in baseline mobility between older African Americans and whites, but declines were more likely in whites.

Why it matters

This study found that older African Americans had lower baseline mobility than whites, but declines over 18 months were more likely in whites. It does not test any dementia treatment or prevention.

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Study details

Study designcohort study
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 46/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of general internal medicine)
Journal's citation record	3 / 4	Journal of General Internal Medicine: journal h-index 283 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	7 / 12	A cohort study following people over time
Strength of evidence	3 / 5	Rated “moderate” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	1 / 5	2004 — older than 20 years, still counted
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	4 / 7	Cited 78 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	2 / 5	3.2 citations a year over 24 year(s) since 2004
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 1.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 6 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Jeffrey M. Roseman: h-index 48 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Alabama at Birmingham: institution h-index 1,118 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 15566441)
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Total	46 / 100	—

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