Self-Reported Health and Functional Characteristics of Mexican and Mexican American Adults Aged 80 and Over

被引：9

作者：

Downer, Brian ^{[1
]}

Chen, Nai-Wei ^{[1
]}

Wong, Rebeca ^{[1
]}

Markides, Kyriakos S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas Med Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH | 2016年 / 28卷 / 07期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Hispanic health; aging; Mexico; Mexican Americans; UNITED-STATES; MORTALITY; ACCULTURATION; PREVALENCE; INSURANCE; COVERAGE; TRENDS;

D O I：

10.1177/0898264316656508

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Objective: To examine the health and functional characteristics of Mexican and Mexican American adults aged 80. Method: Data came from Wave I (2001) and Wave III (2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), and Wave IV (2000-2001) and Wave VII (2010-2011) of the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (HEPESE). Results: In 2000-2001, diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, and stroke were higher in the HEPESE than in the MHAS. In the HEPESE, activities of daily living (ADL) difficulties and all health conditions, except heart attack, were greater in 2010-2011 than in 2000-2001. In the MHAS, hypertension and ADL difficulties were greater, and arthritis was lower in 2012 compared with 2001. In 2010-2011, all self-reported health conditions were higher in the HEPESE compared with the 2012 observation of the MHAS. Discussion: The observed differences may reflect worse health for Mexican Americans, health care access, reporting bias, and more selective survival to very old age in Mexico.

引用

页码：1239 / 1255

页数：17

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