Lifetime socioeconomic determinants of health trajectories among older adults
| Autor: | Alejandra Letelier, Pedro Emilio Perez-Cruz, Ignacio Madero-Cabib, Eduardo A. Undurraga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Employment Male Panel survey Mexican Health and Aging Study Aging Health Status Vulnerability Article Life stage Socioeconomic Factors Parental education Educational Status Humans Life course approach Female Social determinants of health Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Socioeconomic status Aged Demography |
| Zdroj: | Adv Life Course Res |
| ISSN: | 1040-2608 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.alcr.2021.100415 |
| Popis: | Drawing on life course theory and research, we explored how socioeconomic circumstances during childhood and adulthood shape self-reported health trajectories among older Mexican adults. We used data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study panel survey (2001–2015) and used sequence analysis to estimate types of self-reported health trajectories in older adulthood. We then explored the association between those health trajectories and socioeconomic determinants at different life stages, including education, occupation, employment, economic status, parental education, and adverse living conditions and illnesses during childhood. Our contributions are threefold. First, we identified four types of health trajectories for men and eight for women, representing a more nuanced longitudinal health status profile than previously shown. Second, we found that childhood and adult socioeconomic circumstances influence self-reported health trajectories at older age. Third, our results suggest there is no simple monotonic relationship between life course circumstances and self-reported health trajectories. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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