The Impact of Biological and Social Factors on Mortality in Older Adults Living in Rural Communities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information on factors that increase mortality in remote settings is limited. This study aims to estimate the independent and joint role of several factors on mortality risk among older adults living in rural Ecuador.

Methods

Participants were selected from community-dwelling older adults who were included in previous studies targeting mortality risk factors in the study population. Generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) was utilized to evaluate prior causal assumptions, to redraw causal links, and to introduce latent variables that may help to explain how the independently significant variables are associated with mortality.

Results

The study included 590 individuals (mean age: 67.9 ± 7.3 years; 57% women), followed for a median of 8.2 years. Mort

SUBMITTER: Del Brutto OH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature