Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press
1997.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- REFERENCES
- 2 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality at Older Ages
- INTRODUCTION
- VITAL STATISTICS AND CENSUS DATA
- African Americans and Whites
- Hispanics
- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- LINKED STUDIES
- Social Security and Medicare Data
- National Longitudinal Mortality Survey
- African Americans
- Hispanics
- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- Subnational Studies
- EXTINCT GENERATION ESTIMATES
- CAUSES OF DEATH
- CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- 3 Health and Disability Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Groups
- INTRODUCTION
- MAJOR MORBIDITY PROCESSES AND THEIR AGE DEPENDENCE ACROSS RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS
- Osteoporosis and Hip Fracture
- Heart Diseases and Stroke
- Atherosclerosis
- Diabetes Mellitus (Adult Onset)
- Body Iron Stores
- Hypertension
- Cancers
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Multiple Myeloma
- Disease Interactions
- Health Care
- BLACK, HISPANIC, AND WHITE TOTAL AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY DIFFERENCES
- WHITE-NONWHITE DIFFERENCES IN DISABILITY AND ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 4 Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health in Late Life
- INTRODUCTION
- THE THEORY OF HEALTH PRODUCTION AND ITS RELEVANCE TO SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS-RACE-HEALTH RESEARCH
- The Socioeconomic Status-Health Gradient
- Measurement of Socioeconomic Status
- Education
- Financial Resources
- Occupation
- The Race Connection
- The Role of Race
- Measurement of Race
- RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND HEALTH STATUS: EXISTING EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
- Mortality
- General Health Status, Functional Status, and Morbidity
- RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES
- HEALTH AND WEALTH
- RISK BEHAVIORS
- EMPIRICAL MODELS OF SELF-REPORTED HEALTH OUTCOMES.
- Measurement of Household Resources
- Changes in Health Outcomes
- Long-Run Measures of Economic Resources
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- REFERENCES
- 5 How Health Behaviors and the Social Environment Contribute to Health Differences Between Black and White Older Americans
- INTRODUCTION
- THE ROLE OF ATTITUDES AND SOCIAL CONTEXT IN BEHAVIORS THAT DAMAGE OR PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG BLACKS AND WHITES
- Self-Appraisal of Health and Health Behavior
- Health Behaviors
- Diet and Exercise
- Cigarette Smoking
- Alcohol Use
- Health Practices of Elderly Diabetics and Hypertensives
- Social Networks and Social Support
- RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORS: FINDINGS FROM THE NEW HAVEN EPESE
- CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- 6 Black-White Differences in the Use of Medical Care by the Elderly: A Contemporary Analysis
- INTRODUCTION
- DATA AND METHODS
- Data and Study Sample
- Variables
- Utilization of Medical Care
- Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics
- Health Status
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Statistical Analysis
- RESULTS
- Bivariate Analyses
- Multivariate Analyses
- DISCUSSION
- REFERENCES
- 7 Are Genetic Factors Involved in Racial and Ethnic Differences in Late-Life Health?
- INTRODUCTION
- TWO SIMPLE MONOGENIC DISORDERS DIFFERING IN FREQUENCY IN BLACKS AND WHITES
- DIFFERENCES IN ALLELE FREQUENCY FOR GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS IN BLACKS AND WHITES
- SOME GENETICALLY COMPLEX, ENVIRONMENTALLY INFLUENCED DISORDERS DIFFERING IN FREQUENCY IN BLACKS AND WHITES
- PROSPECTS FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIS FOR DIFFERENCES IN LATE-LIFE DISEASES
- REFERENCES
- 8 Differences in Rates of Dementia Between Ethno-Racial Groups
- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
- Dementia Rates and Subtypes
- Estimating Rates of Dementia
- Ethno-Racial Differences in Rates of Dementia.
- Putative effects of Education
- METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
- The North Manhattan Aging Project and the Active Life Expectancy Study
- Our Methods for Minimizing Biases in Ethno-Racial Comparisons of Dementia
- Case Findings
- Screening and Field Classification Techniques
- Criterion Diagnosis
- Biological Indicators
- Longitudinal and Outcome Information
- Dementia and Quality of Life
- Dementia and Service Utilization
- Convergence of Conclusions
- Border-Zone Dementias and Nondementias
- Designation of Ethno-Racial Membership
- Other Socioeconomic Information
- RESULTS
- General Results
- Yields from the Survey Component
- Overrepresentation
- Differences in Prevalence Rates of Dementia
- Mislabeling
- Prevalence and Other Indices of Rates
- Effect of the Breadth of the Concept of Dementia
- Risk Factors
- Educational Associations
- Subtypes of Dementia Among Ethno-Racial Groups
- Other Risk Factors: Income and Immigration
- Quality-of-Life Impairments
- Memory Complaints
- Tasks of Daily Living
- Affective Suffering
- Service Utilization
- Nursing Homes
- Home Care
- Emergency Clinics
- Hospitalization
- DISCUSSION
- Limitations of the Findings and Potential of the Methods
- Ethno-Racial Variation in Prevalence Rates
- Ethno-Racial Consistency in the Associations of Dementia
- Working Hypotheses for the Effects of Education
- Ethno-Racial Differences in Service Utilization
- CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- REFERENCES
- 9 Cardiovascular Disease Among Elderly Asian Americans
- INTRODUCTION
- METHODS
- Study Population
- Baseline Examination
- Measures of Acculturation for the Hawaii Cohort
- Follow-up Examinations and Surveillance
- Definition of Cases
- Age Categories
- RESULTS
- Ni-Hon-San Comparisons
- Cultural Pathways to Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly
- DISCUSSION
- FUTURE RESEARCH.
- REFERENCES
- 10 Health Status of Hispanic Elderly
- INTRODUCTION
- MORTALITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY
- EXPLAINING THE HISPANIC ADVANTAGE IN HEART DISEASE AND CANCER MORTALITY
- OTHER DISEASES
- FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS
- SELF-ASSESSED HEALTH
- MENTAL HEALTH
- ISSUES IN MEDICAL CARE
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES.
