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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Older Mexican Americans"”.
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Obesity, Diabetes, and Disability in Older Mexican Americans, 1993-2011
… and at all educational levels. However, in Mexican Americans, the increased level of obesity only partially accounts for their higher prevalence of diabetes compared with non-Hispanic Whites. These high rates of both obesity and diabetes are also related to higher levels of disability in …
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Arthritis impact on the physical function, disability, and health-related quality of life among older Mexican-Americans
… on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults, especially among older non-Hispanic white subjects. The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between arthritis and its effects on the physical function, disability, and health-related quality of life, over time, among older …
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Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the risk of type 2 diabetes in a population-based cohort study of older Mexican Americans
… risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in elderly Mexican Americans.</p> <p>Data from a population-based cohort study of 1789 community-dwelling Mexican American men and women, aged 60-101, in the SALSA study were used. Data for 1,203 participants without diabetes at baseline were evaluated for …
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Physical function transitions and the role of social determinants of health on functional recovery after an acute hospitalization among older Mexican Americans
… predictors of physical function recovery among older Mexican Americans over a 12-year period; 2) identify social determinants of health that predict physical function recovery after acute hospitalization over a 12-year period; and 3) evaluate the effect of social determinants of health on …
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Vision Impairment and Health Outcomes among Older Mexican Americans: Findings from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly
… (VI) is one of the most common conditions in older adults. It is associated with negative health outcomes leading to disability and decreased quality of life. Objectives: To examine 1) predictor factors of VI; 2) the effect of VI on physical and cognitive function, frailty, disability, and …
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Influences of cohort differences and positive emotion on the relationship between cognition and disability in activities of daily living among older Mexican Americans
Background: Mexican Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the U.S. and older Mexican Americans are more likely to be living with chronic health conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension, compared to non-Hispanic white Americans. The rising prevalence of chronic conditions has …
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Influence of Natural Disasters on the Long-term Incidence of Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Impairment, and Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Mexican Americans
… limitations in activities of daily living among older Mexican Americans. Methods. I performed multivariable logistic regression of the H-EPESE from Wave 5 (2004-2005) to Wave 7 (2010-2011) to examine the incidence of three health outcomes. The analyses were restricted to participants that did not …
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Joint Models for Longitudinal Analysis and Competing Risks in Survival Analysis
… of and risk factors for key health conditions in older Mexican Americans. Death and loss to follow-up are occurrences with potential to add bias to covariate effect estimates. We applied the baseline approach and available software to the working data, and covariate estimates and model fit were …
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The effects of social networks and social support on the relationship between race/ ethnicity and disability in older adults
… ethnic differences in disability among older adults, social resources are important to\r\nconsider because they may be able to help explain some of the gap in disability that exists\r\nbetween groups. This study describes the effects of social support and social networks on\r\ndisability …