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Results: The lowest hazard ratio (HR) for disability was at BMI of 25 to <30 (HR=0.97; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.85-1.12). The lowest HR for mortality were seen among participants with BMIs 25 to <30 (HR=0.85; 95% CI, 075-0.97), 30 to <35 (HR=0.86; 95 % CI, 0.72-1.02), and ≥35 (HR=0.92; 95 % CI, 0.70-1.22). Conclusion: Mexican older adults with a BMI of 25 to <30 were at less risk for both disability and mortality.","abstract_html":"Objective: To examine the effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality among non-disabled older Mexicans at baseline. Methods: The sample included 8,415 Mexicans aged ≥50 years from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2001-2012) who reported no limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) at baseline and have complete data on all covariates. Socio-demographics, smoking status, comorbidities, ADL activities, and body mass index (BMI) were collected. Results: The lowest hazard ratio (HR) for disability was at BMI of 25 to <30 (HR=0.97; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.85-1.12). The lowest HR for mortality were seen among participants with BMIs 25 to <30 (HR=0.85; 95% CI, 075-0.97), 30 to <35 (HR=0.86; 95 % CI, 0.72-1.02), and ≥35 (HR=0.92; 95 % CI, 0.70-1.22). Conclusion: Mexican older adults with a BMI of 25 to <30 were at less risk for both disability and mortality.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Kumar, Amit"],"institution":"The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston","degree_name":"Public Health (Masters)","degree_level":"Masters","degree_discipline":"Public Health","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Al Snih, Soham"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":["Wong, Rebeca","Graham, James","Ottenbacher, Kenneth J"],"year":2016,"date_issued":"2016-04-29","date_published":"2016-04-29","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:50:51Z","subjects":["Disability, Mortality, Chronic Disease, Obesity, MHAS, Mexico, Older Adults"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/638","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Al Snih, Soham"]},{"key":"dc:contributor.committeemember","label":"Committee Member","values":["Wong, Rebeca","Graham, James","Ottenbacher, Kenneth J"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Kumar, Amit"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2016-04-29T18:34:26Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2016-04-29T18:34:26Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2016-04-29"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Public Health"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Masters"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Public Health (Masters)"]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Disability, Mortality, Chronic Disease, Obesity, MHAS, Mexico, Older Adults"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/638"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Objective: To examine the effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality among non-disabled older Mexicans at baseline. 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