| Title | Frailty and cognitive impairment as predictors of mortality in older Mexican Americans |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Cano, C, Samper-Ternent, R, S. Snih, A, Markides, K, Ottenbacher, KJ |
| Journal | J Nutr Health AgingJ Nutr Health Aging |
| Volume | 16 |
| Pagination | 142-7 |
| Date Published | Feb |
| ISBN Number | 1760-4788 (Electronic)<br/>1279-7707 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 22323349 |
| Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Cognition Disorders/ mortality, Female, Frail Elderly/ psychology/ statistics & numerical data, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mexican Americans/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Mortality/ethnology/trends, Predictive Value of Tests, Quality of Life, Risk Factors |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Examine the association between frailty and cognitive impairment as predictors of mortality over a 10-year period in a selected sample of older Mexican Americans. DESIGN: Longitudinal analyses using data from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (1995-96/2004-05). SETTING: Five southwestern states: Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and California. PARTICIPANTS: Mexican Americans aged 67 and older with complete information on the frailty index and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) (n=1,815). MEASUREMENTS: Cognitive impairment determined by a score in the MMSE |
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