2024
Mental-somatic multimorbidity in trajectories of cognitive function for middle-aged and older adults
Chen S, Nagel C, Liu R, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Newsom J, Thielke S, Kaye J, Quiñones A. Mental-somatic multimorbidity in trajectories of cognitive function for middle-aged and older adults. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303599. PMID: 38743678, PMCID: PMC11093294, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of cognitive impairmentGroup-based trajectory modelingMultimorbidity combinationsLate-life increaseOlder adultsNon-Hispanic white adultsHigh riskHealth and Retirement StudyMiddle-agedHealth-related factorsTrajectories of cognitive functionCognitive declineCognitive impairmentMultinomial logistic regression modelMultinomial logistic regression analysisLow riskLogistic regression modelsLow initial riskTrajectory group membershipLogistic regression analysisRetirement StudyNon-HispanicMultimorbidityWhite adultsHispanic respondents
2023
RACIAL/ETHNIC AND MULTIMORBIDITY DIFFERENCES IN DEMENTIA ONSET AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS
Chen S, Nagel C, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Newsom J, Thielke S, Kaye J, Quiñones A. RACIAL/ETHNIC AND MULTIMORBIDITY DIFFERENCES IN DEMENTIA ONSET AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 747-747. PMCID: PMC10737488, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.2416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDementia onsetRace/ethnicityHigh riskOlder adultsModifiable risk factorsNon-Hispanic blacksCovariate-adjusted modelsContext of multimorbidityNon-Hispanic white respondentsNon-Hispanic White older adultsWhite older adultsRacial/EthnicMultimorbidity combinationsRisk factorsDiscrete-time survival modelsHigh prevalenceHigher oddsMultimorbidityWhite adultsDementiaMiddle AgedLater lifeAdultsSignificant differencesRiskRacial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in trajectories of morbidity accumulation among older Americans
O'Neill A, Newsom J, Trubits E, Elman M, Botoseneanu A, Allore H, Nagel C, Dorr D, Quiñones A. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in trajectories of morbidity accumulation among older Americans. SSM - Population Health 2023, 22: 101375. PMID: 36941895, PMCID: PMC10024041, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispanic adultsRace/ethnicityBlack adultsWhite adultsMultiple chronic health conditionsNon-Hispanic white adultsNH White adultsChronic health conditionsSelf-reported morbidityCovariate-adjusted modelsPublic health interventionsProtective effectMorbidity countHealth interventionsPotential associationHealth disparitiesOlder ageSocioeconomic disparitiesHealth conditionsSocioeconomic statusSocioeconomic inequalitiesAdultsOlder AmericansRetirement StudyConsiderable heterogeneity