Trends and Disparities in Functional Impairment among US Adults Age 55-64, 2002 to 2016.

TitleTrends and Disparities in Functional Impairment among US Adults Age 55-64, 2002 to 2016.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsTipirneni, R, Karmakar, M, Maust, DT
JournalJournal of General Internal Medicine
Volume36
Issue12
Pagination3903-3906
ISSN Number1525-1497
KeywordsMortality, Racial Disparities, socioeconomic status
Abstract

Over the past decade, US midlife morbidity and mortality have increased, contributing to declines in life expectan cy.1 This worsening health status has been experienced disproportionately by low–socioeconomic status (SES) and racial/ethnic minority individuals2, 3 and is associated with functional deterioration among low-SES middle-aged adults.4 Yet it is unclear if disparities in functional status are rising. Functional impairment may not be recognized as a health problem for middle-aged adults, but it is common and, as for older adults, associated with disability and death.5 Our objective was to examine functional trends among US midlife adults to determine whether and how changes in disparities are concentrated among particular demographic groups.

DOI10.1007/s11606-020-06209-y
Citation Key11671
PubMed ID32918202
PubMed Central IDPMC8642514
Grant ListK08 AG056591 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
1K08AG056591 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States