Pinto, Guido Working paper no. 2014-04 Abstract To assess the magnitude of the relationship between obesity and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among Mexican elderly population. Material and Methods Data from the 2001, 2003, and 2012 …
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Why Are We Getting Worse? A Historical Accounting of Modern US Life Expectancy Disadvantage
Palloni, Alberto, and James Yonker Working paper no. 2014-07
Income Inequality, Social Mobility and Mortality in the U.S.
Palloni, Alberto, Sebastian Daza, Elizabeth Arias, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel Working paper no. 2016-02 Abstract We test the conjecture that intergenerational social mobility is tightly linked to adult mortality even after accounting for income levels, income …
Gradual Change or Punctuated Equilibrium? Reconsidering Patterns of Health in Later-Life
Engelman, Michal, and Heide Jackson Working paper no. 2017-01 Abstract This paper examines the curious mismatch between the supposition of gradual, continuous change embedded in common health trajectory models and a pattern of punctuated stability that …
A New Look at the Living Arrangements of Older Americans Using Multistate Life Tables
Raymo, James, Isabel Pike, and Jersey Liang Working paper no. 2017-03 Abstract Existing research on the living arrangements of older Americans is limited in that it pays little attention to geographic proximity to children (proximate residence) …
Examining the Multigenerational Effects of Obesity, Overweight and Stunting in a Latin American Middle Income Country: The Case of Colombia
McEniry, Mary, Carmen Elisa Florez, Renata Pardo, Rafael Samper-Ternent, and Carlos Cano Gutierrez Working paper no. 2017-07 Abstract Examining multigenerational effects on health in Latin American populations from grandparents to subsequent generations is a fruitful …
Extended Family Living among Elderly Women Aged 60+ in Brazil in 2010: Comparing Women Who Had or Did Not Have a Live Birth
De Vos, Susan Working paper no. 2018-01 Abstract This study looks at the extended family household living of elderly women aged 60+ in Brazil in 2010 (35.9 percent) by whether they had had a live …
Displacement Due to Armed Conflict and Violence in Childhood and Older Adult Health: The Case of the Middle-Income Country of Colombia
McEniry, Mary, Rafael Samper-Ternent, and Carlos Cano Guitierrez Working paper no. 2018-03 Abstract Large displacement of populations in developing economies due to internal armed conflict and violence is of international concern but there has been …