Surprising SES Gradients in Mortality, Health, and Biomarkers in a Latin American Population of Adults

Background To determine socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in the different dimensions of health among elderly Costa Ricans. Hypothesis: SES disparities in adult health are minimal in Costa Rican society. Methods Data from the Costa Rican Study on Longevity and Healthy Aging study: 8,000 elderly C...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2009-01, Vol.64B (1), p.105-117
Hauptverfasser:	Rosero-Bixby, Luis, Dow, William H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult. Elderly Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Armed forces Biological and medical sciences Biological markers Biomarkers - blood Blood Pressure - physiology Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Cholesterol - blood Costa Rica Cross-Cultural Comparison Cultural differences Developmental psychology Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - mortality Disability Evaluation Elderly people Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Health Health Behavior Health inequalities Health services Health Status Disparities Health Status Indicators Health Surveys Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data Hispanic people Humans Hypertension - ethnology Hypertension - mortality Industrialized nations Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences Latin American studies Life expectancy Longitudinal Studies Male Mental health Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology Metabolic Syndrome - mortality Middle Aged Mortality National health insurance Nutrition research Obesity - ethnology Obesity - mortality Older people Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic status Studies Survival Analysis Triglycerides - blood Waist-Hip Ratio
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!