Journal of Aging and Health

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

The Diabetes Educator

Click here for more information on The Virtual Advisor

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Al Snih, S.
Right arrow Articles by Markides, K. S.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Al Snih, S.
Right arrow Articles by Markides, K. S.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 18, No. 2, 207-223 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305285661

Prevalence of Self-Reported Arthritis Among Elders From Latin America and the Caribbean and Among Mexican Americans From the Southwestern United States

Soham Al Snih

University of Texas Medical Branch, soalsnih{at}utmb.edu

Laura Ray

University of Texas Medical Branch

Kyriakos S. Markides

University of Texas Medical Branch

This study examines the prevalence of self-reported arthritis and arthritis symptoms and their relationship to functional limitations in elders from Latin America and the Caribbean and in Mexican Americans from the southwestern United States. This study includes 8,122 elderly aged 60 and older from seven Latin America and Caribbean countries and 2,580 noninstitutionalized Mexican Americans aged 65 or older residing in the southwestern United States. The estimated prevalence of self-reported arthritis ranged from 23.8% in Mexico City to 55.6% in Havana. The prevalence of self-reported pain among arthritic subjects across all countries ranged from 30.7% in older Mexican Americans to 83.7% in Santiago. Arthritis was independently associated with any Activities of Daily Living and any Instrumental Activities of Daily Living limitation across the eight countries after controlling for relevant factors. Self-reported arthritis and arthritis symptoms are highly prevalent among elders from Latin America and the Caribbean and older Mexican Americans and is a significant cause of disability in all studied populations.

Key Words: arthritis • disability • Hispanics • Latin America


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Aging HealthHome page
B. E. Alvarado, R. O. Guerra, and M. V. Zunzunegui
Gender Differences in Lower Extremity Function in Latin American Elders: Seeking Explanations From a Life-Course Perspective
J Aging Health, December 1, 2007; 19(6): 1004 - 1024.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Gerontol. B Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci.Home page
B. Eugenia Alvarado, M. Victoria Zunzunegui, F. Beland, M. Sicotte, and L. Tellechea
Social and Gender Inequalities in Depressive Symptoms Among Urban Older Adults of Latin America and the Caribbean
J. Gerontol. B. Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci., July 1, 2007; 62(4): S226 - S236.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]