Journal article
Correlates of Successful Aging in Racial and Ethnic Minority Women Age 80 Years and Older: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, Vol.71 Suppl 1(3), pp.S87-S99
03/2016
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv099
PMCID: PMC5964968
PMID: 26858329
Abstract
Most research has focused on definitions and predictors of successful aging. However, racial/ethnic minorities are often under represented in this research. Given that the U.S. population is aging and becoming more racially diverse, we examined correlates of "successful aging," as defined by physical functioning and overall quality of life (QOL), among racial/ethnic minority women aged 80 years and older in the Women's Health Initiative.
Participants included 1,924 racial/ethnic minority women (African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Hispanic/Latinos, and American Indian/Alaskan Natives) 80 years of age and older who are enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative and have physical functioning data after turning 80 years of age. Analysis of covariance was used to examine between and within group differences in physical functioning and selfrated overall QOL for African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and Hispanic/Latinos.
We found no significant differences in physical functioning between racial/ethnic minority groups in adjusted analyses. However, overall QOL was significantly different between racial/ethnic minority groups. Age, recreational physical activity, and overall selfrated health were independent correlates of physical functioning across racial/ethnic minority groups, whereas overall selfrated health was the only consistent correlate of overall QOL across the minority groups for the within minority group comparisons.
Between racial/ethnic minority group differences in physical functioning are largely explained by demographic, psychosocial, behavioral, and health-related variables. We found statistically significant differences in selfrated overall QOL between racial/ethnic minority groups.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Correlates of Successful Aging in Racial and Ethnic Minority Women Age 80 Years and Older: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative
- Creators
- Crystal W Cené - UNC School of Medicine, Department of Medicine crystal_cene@med.unc.eduPeggye Dilworth-Anderson - Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC, Department of Health Policy and ManagementIris Leng - Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of BiostatisticsLorena Garcia - UC Davis School of Medicine, Department of Public Health SciencesViola Benavente - Boston College William F. Connell School of NursingMilagros Rosal - University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of MedicineLeslie Vaughan - Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Social Sciences & Health PolicyLaura H Coker - Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Social Sciences & Health PolicyGiselle Corbie-Smith - UNC School of Medicine, Departments of Social Medicine and MedicineMimi Kim - UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, NC Translational and Clinical Sciences InstituteChristina L Bell - University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric MedicineJennifer G Robinson - University of Iowa, Departments of Epidemiology & MedicineJoAnn E Manson - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBarbara Cochrane - University of Washington School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, Vol.71 Suppl 1(3), pp.S87-S99
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1093/gerona/glv099
- PMID
- 26858329
- PMCID
- PMC5964968
- ISSN
- 1079-5006
- eISSN
- 1758-535X
- Grant note
- 268201100046C / PHS HHS 268201100003C / PHS HHS K24 HL105493 / NHLBI NIH HHS 268201100001C / PHS HHS KL2RR025746 / NCRR NIH HHS K23HL107614 / NHLBI NIH HHS P30 AG021332 / NIA NIH HHS 268201100002C / PHS HHS KL2 TR001109 / NCATS NIH HHS 268201100004C / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2016
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983995004302771
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