Factors associated with healthy aging in Latin American populations.

ABSTRACT: Latin American populations may present patterns of sociodemographic, ethnic and cultural diversity that can defy current universal models of healthy aging. The potential combination of risk factors that influence aging across populations in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries is unknown. Compared to other regions where classical factors such as age and sex drive healthy aging, higher disparity-related factors and between-country variability could influence healthy aging in LAC countries. We investigated the combined impact of social determinants of health (SDH), lifestyle factors, cardiometabolic factors, mental health symptoms and demographics (age, sex) on healthy aging (cognition and functional ability) across LAC countries with different levels of socioeconomic development usi

SUBMITTER: Santamaria-Garcia H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10504086 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature