Longer lives, sicker lives? Increased longevity and extended disability among Mexican-origin elders

• Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Vol. 70; no. 4; p. 639
• Main Authors: Angel, Ronald J, Angel, Jacqueline L, Hill, Terrence D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Life Expectancy - ethnology; Longevity - physiology; Male; Mexican Americans - ethnology; Morbidity; United States - ethnology; United States; H-EPESE; Longevity; Hispanic; Active life expectancy; Disability trajectory; Functional capacity

(a) To identify factors associated with different patterns of functional decline in a longitudinal sample of older Mexican-origin individuals, and (b) to determine the proportions of life after age 65 characterized by serious functional impairment. We use the Hispanic Established Populations for Epi...