Title | Early Life Displacement Due to Armed Conflict and Violence, Early Nutrition, and Older Adult Hypertension, Diabetes, and Obesity in the Middle-Income Country of Colombia. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | McEniry, M, Samper-Ternent, R, Flórez, CElisa, Cano-Gutierrez, C |
Journal | Journal of Aging and Health |
ISSN Number | 1552-6887 |
Keywords | Childhood adversity, Cross-National, Diabetes, Obesity, SAGE |
Abstract | OBJECTIVE: We examine the importance of early life displacement and nutrition on hypertension (HTN) and diabetes in older Colombian adults (60+ years) exposed to rapid demographic, epidemiological, and nutritional transitions, and armed conflict. We compare early life nutritional status and adult health in other middle- and high-income countries. METHOD: In Colombia (Survey of Health, Wellbeing and Aging [SABE]-Bogotá), we estimate the effects of early life conditions (displacement due to armed conflict and violence, hunger, low height, and not born in the capital city) and obesity on adult health; we compare the effects of low height on adult health in Mexico, South Africa (Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health [SAGE]), the United States, and England (Health and Retirement Study [HRS], English Longitudinal Study of Ageing [ELSA]). RESULTS: Early life displacement, early poor nutrition, and adult obesity increase the risk of HTN and diabetes in Colombia. Being short is most detrimental for HTN in Colombian males. DISCUSSION: Colombian data provide new evidence into how early life conditions and adult obesity contribute to older adult health. |
DOI | 10.1177/0898264318778111 |
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Alternate Journal | J Aging Health |
Citation Key | 9759 |
PubMed ID | 29916766 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6738338 |
Grant List | R01 AG018016 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States P30 AG017266 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States P30 AG059301 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States P2C HD047873 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States P30 AG024832 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States |