Nativity differences in the relationship between handgrip strength and cognitive impairment in older Mexican Americans over 20 years of follow-up

Ventura, Juan; Downer, Brian; Li, Chih–Ying; snih, Soham Al Snih al

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2022.104903

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“…Covariates. Specific covariates were included in the analysis as they have been reported to be associated with VI and frailty (Afunugo et al, 2023;Court et al, 2014;Ehrlich et al, 2021;Garin et al, 2014;Ong et al, 2018;Rutherford et al, 2022;Shukla & Tripathy, 2023;Swenor et al, 2015;Ventura et al, 2023;Vetrano et al, 2018;Welch et al, 2021;Zheng et al, 2018). Covariates included socio-demographic variables (age, sex, marital status, years of education, financial strain, nativity status, language of interview, social isolation [lives with family vs. alone]), BMI, current smoking status, comorbidities (hypertension, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart attack, hip fracture, and stroke), hearing impairment, depressive symptoms using the CES-D (Radloff, 1977), and cognitive function assessed with the MMSE (Folstein et al, 1975).…”

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Vision Impairment and Frailty Among Mexican American Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study

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et al. 2024

J Appl Gerontol

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We examined the relationship between vision impairment (VI) and new-onset frailty among non-frail Mexican American older adults (≥70 years) at baseline and determined the differential impact of VI on each frailty criteria. Data were from an 18-year prospective cohort from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (1998/1999, N = 1072 to 2016, N = 175). Frailty was defined as ≥3 criteria: unintentional weight loss of >10 pounds, weakness, exhaustion, low physical activity, and slowness. VI was defined as difficulty in recognizing a friend at arm’s length’s away, across the room, or across the street. We found that participants with VI (near or distant) and distant VI had greater odds of frailty (near or distant VI, OR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.30–2.73 and distant VI, OR = 1.95, 95% CI = 1.34–2.86, respectively) after controlling for covariates over time. Early screening (optimal management) of VI may prevent or delay onset of frailty among older Mexican Americans.

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