Links between Primary Occupation and Functional Limitations among Older Adults in Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Social inequalities in health and disability are often attributed to differences in childhood adversity, access to care, health behavior, residential environments, stress, and the psychosocial aspects of work environments. Yet, disadvantaged people are also more likely to hold jobs requiring heavy physical labor, repetitive movement, ergonomic strain, and safety hazards. We investigate the role of physical work conditions in contributing to social inequality in mobility among older adults in Mexico, using data from the Mexican Health and Aging Survey (MHAS) and an innovative statistical modeling approach. We use data on categories of primary adult occupation to serve as proxies for jobs with more or less demanding physical work requirements. Our results show that more physically demanding

SUBMITTER: Beltran-Sanchez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5659182 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature