A Cross-National Study of the Gender Gap in Health Among Older Adults in India and China: Similarities and Disparities

Oksuzyan, Anna; Singh, Prashant Kumar; Christensen, Kaare; Jasilionis, Domantas

doi:10.1093/geront/gnx111

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“…These findings are consistent with previous studies examining aging using a cultural lens [20,21,22]. This study adds to the body of work about how cultural similarity in various aspects of aging and the associations between factors are consistent between eastern and western countries [37] and as reported by [27], the present data also suggests older adults have similar concerns about aging, but not all have the exact same concern.…”

Section: Cultural Uniformity Of the Aging Experiencesupporting

confidence: 92%

“…The authors also point out that their multinational findings are consistent with findings from Western countries. Of particular interest, Oksuzyan et al [27] indicate similar concerns exist for older adults as reported by younger adult, however, not everyone over the age of 65 reports the same exact type of concerns. Therefore, although differences have been reported by prior studies with regard to aging similarity also exists.…”

Section: Collectivist and Individualist Culturesmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…In some cultures, rural older adults do better with functional capacity and self-evaluation of health than urban older adults [26]. Older adults indicate similar concerns with regard to aging, but not everyone over the age of 65 reports the same exact type of concerns [27]. Research suggests that cultural diversity or emic constructs also exist for country specific perceptions of aging [28].…”

Section: Cultural Similarity and Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Cultural Similarity and Cultural Diversity: A Cross-National Study of Nine Countries

Karlin¹,

Weil²

2019

J Aging Sci

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Section: Cultural Uniformity Of the Aging Experiencesupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Collectivist and Individualist Culturesmentioning

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Exploring Cultural Similarity and Cultural Diversity: A Cross-National Study of Nine Countries

Karlin¹,

Weil²

2019

J Aging Sci

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“…The two studies found that women had lower grip strength than men 8,9 . Similarly, other cross-national comparison studies have shown that men are physically stronger 8,10,11 and have higher grip strength measures than women [12][13][14] . However, comparisons of grip strength across different populations have been impeded due to the use of different measurement tools and methods, and little is known about grip strength in the oldest population 15 .…”

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confidence: 72%

“…Previous literature has reported that some of the gender gap in various cognitive measures is explained by differences in education 1,13,32 . In this study, we found that a slightly higher proportion of women than men in Northern Europe had high education, which may partially explain the fact that the gender difference in cognition was greatest in this region.…”

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Gender differences in cognitive function and grip strength: a cross-national comparison of four European regions

Ahrenfeldt

Scheel-Hincke

Kjærgaard

et al. 2018

European Journal of Public Health

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Background Cross-national comparison studies on gender differences have mainly focussed on life expectancy, while less research has examined differences in health across countries. We aimed to investigate gender differences in cognitive function and grip strength over age and time across European regions. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study including 51 292 men and 62 007 women aged 50 + participating in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe between 2004–05 and 2015. Linear regression models were used to examine associations. Results In general, women had better cognitive function than men, whereas men had higher grip strength measures. Sex differences were consistent over time, but decreased with age. Compared with men, women had higher cognitive scores at ages 50–59, corresponding to 0.17 SD (95% CI 0.14, 0.20) but slightly lower scores at ages 80–89 (0.08 SD, 95% CI 0.14, 0.00). For grip strength, the sex difference decreased from 18.8 kg (95% CI 18.5, 19.1) at ages 50–59 to 8.5 kg (95% CI 7.1, 9.9) at age 90 + . Northern Europeans had higher cognitive scores (19.6%) and grip strength measures (13.8%) than Southern Europeans. Gender differences in grip strength were similar across regions, whereas for cognitive function they varied considerably, with Southern Europe having a male advantage from ages 60–89. Conclusion Our results illustrate that gender differences in health depend on the selected health dimension and the age group studied, and emphasize the importance of considering regional differences in research on cognitive gender differences.

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Gender differentials in the choice of in‐patient healthcare services among the older adults in India: A cross‐sectional study

Hasan

2023

Health Planning & Management

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India is presently undergoing a rapid demographic transition and experiencing a gradual increase in an ageing population. As a result, the households were continuously exposed to catastrophic economic impacts, ultimately influencing the healthcare utilisation of older people. The study examined the gender differentials in the choice of in‐patient private and public hospitalisation among Indian elderly using Andersen's Health Behaviour Model. The database was acquired from the nationally representative cross‐sectional survey (NSSO, 2017‐18). Bivariate chi‐square and binomial logistic regression techniques were used to fulfill the objective. In addition, the poor‐rich ratio and concentration index was used to understand the inherent socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare preferences. The findings suggest that aged men were 27 percent more prone to avail private healthcare facilities than aged women. Further, older adults, who are married, belong to the upper caste, have higher education and gone through surgery, and primarily reside in an affluent society were more likely to prefer private in‐patient hospitalisation. It represents negligence of older women in access to better healthcare who had financial strain and economically dependent. The study can be used to reframe existing public health policies and programs, particularly focusing on the older women, to avail cost‐effective treatment.

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A Cross-National Study of the Gender Gap in Health Among Older Adults in India and China: Similarities and Disparities

Abstract: In these study populations, major sociodemographic and health risk characteristics accounted for very small parts of the gender differences in health, except in cognition.

Cited by 47 publications

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Exploring Cultural Similarity and Cultural Diversity: A Cross-National Study of Nine Countries

Exploring Cultural Similarity and Cultural Diversity: A Cross-National Study of Nine Countries

Gender differences in cognitive function and grip strength: a cross-national comparison of four European regions

Gender differentials in the choice of in‐patient healthcare services among the older adults in India: A cross‐sectional study

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