Living Arrangements and Dementia Among the Oldest Old: A Comparison of Mexicans and Mexican Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The growing population of adults surviving past age 85 in the United States and Mexico raises questions about the living arrangements of the oldest old and those living with dementia. This study compares Mexican and Mexican American individuals aged 85 and older to identify associations with cognitive status and living arrangements in Mexico and the United States.

Research design and methods

This study includes 419 Mexican Americans in 5 southwestern states (Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly) and 687 Mexicans from a nationally representative sample (Mexican Health and Aging Study). It examines characteristics associated with living alone using logistic regression and describes the living arrangements of old

SUBMITTER: Cantu PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9154059 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature