Title | Prevalence of Health Conditions and Predictors of Mortality in Oldest Old Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Samper-Ternent, R, Kuo, YFang, Ray, LA, Ottenbacher, KJ, Markides, KS, Snih, SAl |
Journal | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 254 - 259 |
ISSN Number | 15258610 |
Keywords | Cross-National, Health Conditions and Status, Immigrants, Mortality, Racial/ethnic differences, Women and Minorities |
Abstract | Background The oldest old represent a unique group of older adults. This group is rapidly growing worldwide and yet there are gaps Objective To compare prevalence of common health conditions and predictors of mortality in oldest old Mexican Americans Methods This study included 568 community dwelling Mexican Americans (MA) aged 85 years and older from the Hispanic Results Heart attack was significantly more prevalent in oldest old NHW compared to MA, regardless of gender. Conclusion Health related conditions that affect the oldest old vary by gender and ethnicity and entail careful evaluation and monitoring in the |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.07.010 |
Citation Key | 8748 |
PubMed ID | 21450197 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3128678 |