Progression of aging in Mexico: the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) 2012

Autores/as

  • Rebeca Wong Sealy Center on Aging, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center on Aging and Health, University of Texas Medical Branch. The United States.
  • Alejandra Michaels-Obregón Sealy Center on Aging, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center on Aging and Health, University of Texas Medical Branch. The United States.
  • Alberto Palloni Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin. The United States.
  • Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo Instituto Nacional de Geriatría. Mexico.
  • César González-González Instituto Nacional de Geriatría. Mexico;University of Texas Medical Branch. The United States.
  • Mariana López-Ortega Instituto Nacional de Geriatría. Mexico
  • Martha María Téllez-Rojo Instituto Nacional de Geriatría. Mexico.
  • Laura Rosario Mendoza-Alvarado Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Mexico.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21149/spm.v57s1.7593

Palabras clave:

older adult, longitudinal studies, health, aging, Mexico

Resumen

Objective. To describe the third wave of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), completed in 2012, and present preliminary results. Materials and methods. Descriptive analyses by gender and age group of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health conditions and health behaviors, as well as social support and life satisfaction measures are presented. In addition, external validations are presented by comparing MHAS 2012 indicators with other National data sources. Results. For the panel of older adults in the sample, the rate of health care insurance coverage increased greatly between 2001 and 2012, a significantly higher change in rural compared to urban areas. The results for 2012 are consistent with the previous two waves for the main indicators of health and physical disability prevalence, risk factors, and behaviors. Conclusions. The MHAS offers a unique opportunity to study aging in Mexico, as well as to complete cross-national comparisons. The cumulative number of deaths in the cohort should support the study of mortality and its association with health outcomes and behaviors over the life cycle. In addition, the sub-samples of objective markers will enable methodological research on self-reports and associations of biomarkers in old age with similar health outcomes and behaviors.

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Publicado

2015-01-08

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Wong R, Michaels-Obregón A, Palloni A, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM, González-González C, López-Ortega M, Téllez-Rojo MM, Mendoza-Alvarado LR. Progression of aging in Mexico: the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) 2012. Salud Publica Mex [Internet]. 8 de enero de 2015 [citado 24 de abril de 2024];570:S79-S89. Disponible en: https://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7593

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