2024
Decomposing the association of psychosocial wellbeing with all-cause mortality: the mediating role of physical health and lifestyle factors
Alimujiang A, Strecher V, McLean K, Mondul A, Pearce C, Mukherjee B. Decomposing the association of psychosocial wellbeing with all-cause mortality: the mediating role of physical health and lifestyle factors. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39044017, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-024-02717-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLifestyle factorsPhysical healthWellbeing groupsPsychosocial wellbeingU.S. Health and Retirement StudyEffects of physical healthHealth and Retirement StudyTotal effectHealth index measureMediation analysisMethodsLatent class analysisRetirement StudyPsychosocial constructsSignificant total effectsLifestyleHealthPurposeThis studyClass analysisConclusionOur findingsWellbeingSummation effectMortalityGroupParticipantsFactors
2023
Decomposing interaction and mediating effects of race/ethnicity and circulating blood levels of cystatin C on cognitive status in the United States health and retirement study
Tejera C, Ware E, Kobayashi L, Fu M, Hicken M, Zawistowski M, Mukherjee B, Bakulski K. Decomposing interaction and mediating effects of race/ethnicity and circulating blood levels of cystatin C on cognitive status in the United States health and retirement study. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1052435. PMID: 37323925, PMCID: PMC10267311, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1052435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic whitesNon-Hispanic blacksRacial disparitiesEffect of race/ethnicityDementia prevalenceRetirement StudyAssociated with dementia prevalenceExcess risk due to interactionOlder non-Hispanic WhitesRisk due to interactionNon-Hispanic white participantsHealth and Retirement StudyEstimate prevalence ratiosBehavioral risk factorsAssociated with dementiaExposure to racismModerating effect of race/ethnicityNon-white participantsStrength of associationUnited States HealthAssociated with cognitive impairmentCross-sectional sampleHispanic adultsChronic conditionsPrevalence ratios
2019
Association Between Life Purpose and Mortality Among US Adults Older Than 50 Years
Alimujiang A, Wiensch A, Boss J, Fleischer N, Mondul A, McLean K, Mukherjee B, Pearce C. Association Between Life Purpose and Mortality Among US Adults Older Than 50 Years. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e194270. PMID: 31125099, PMCID: PMC6632139, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth and Retirement StudyCause-specific mortalityAll-causeHealth outcomesUS adultsHealth and Retirement Study participantsCohort study of US adultsCause-specific mortality analysesInterview periodStudy of US adultsInfluence health outcomesAssociated with all-cause mortalityLife purposeCohort study sampleWeighted Cox proportional hazards modelsNational cohort studyPurpose in lifeQuality of lifeAll-cause mortalityCox proportional hazards modelsEnhance overall qualityAssociated with decreased mortalityProportional hazards modelRetirement StudyMortality associations