Functional limitation among middle age and older adults: Exploring cross-national gender disparities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Functional limitations are prevalent among aging demographics, especially women. Structural and health factors, which vary worldwide, influence rates of functional limitations. Yet, gender disparities in functional limitation remain unclear in a global context.

Methods

We use 2018 data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) international family of studies with respondents ages 50-64 and (n = 87,479) and 65-89 (n = 92,145) to investigate gender disparities in large muscle functional limitation (LMFL) across 10 countries/regions using mixed effects logistic regression, with special attention to structural indicators of inequality and health.

Results

Among both women and men, LMFL was generally higher in China, India, Mexico, United States, and Baltic State

SUBMITTER: Burns SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11153036 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature