Shorter stay, longer life: age at migration and mortality among the older Mexican-origin population.
Shorter stay, longer life: age at migration and mortality among the older Mexican-origin population.
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10.1177/0898264310376540
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发表时间:
2010-10
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Bonazzo C
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作者:
Angel RJ;Angel JL;Díaz Venegas C;Bonazzo C
In this paper we investigate the association between age at migration and mortality during a 13-year period in a sample of Mexican American immigrants 65 and older at baseline We employ the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE) to control for mortality-related health and social factors. Our analyses show that the immigrant generation does not represent a homogeneous mortality risk category. Individuals who migrated to the United States in mature adulthood have a considerably lower risk of death than individuals who migrated in childhood or mid-life. Chronic conditions or functional capacity do not account for these differences. Our findings suggest that standard risk pools may differ significantly on the basis of genetic and unmeasured life-course factors. A better understanding of the late-life immigrant mortality advantage has important implications for more effective and targeted social and medical interventions.
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