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Life-space mobility in Mexican Americans aged 75 and olderSoham Al Snih
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:532-7. 2012..To examine the factors associated with life-space mobility in older Mexican Americans...
Ethnic differences in physical performance in older Americans: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994)Soham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine Geriatrics Division, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 20:139-44. 2008..Impaired physical performance in older adults has been shown to vary by ethnic groups. The objective of this study is to examine ethnic differences in physical performance in older Americans...
Frailty and incidence of activities of daily living disability among older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Rehabil Med 41:892-7. 2009..To examine the association between frailty status and incidence of disability among non-disabled older Mexican Americans...- Obesity and disability: relation among older adults living in Latin America and the CaribbeanSoham Al Snih
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Am J Epidemiol 171:1282-8. 2010..26, 2.11). The results indicated that obesity is an independent factor contributing to ADL disability in these populations and should be included in future planning to reduce the impact of disability on global health... - Predictors of healthcare utilization among older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Ethn Dis 16:640-6. 2006..To examine the effects of predisposing, enabling, and need factors on physician and hospital use among older Mexican Americans... - Handgrip strength and mortality in older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1250-6. 2002..To examine the association between handgrip strength and mortality in older Mexican American men and women... - Prevalence of self-reported arthritis among elders from Latin America and the Caribbean and among Mexican Americans from the southwestern United StatesSoham Al Snih
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Aging Health 18:207-23. 2006..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... - Diabetes mellitus and incidence of lower body disability among older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:1152-6. 2005..The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between diabetes mellitus and incident lower body disability over a 7-year follow-up period... - Weight change and lower body disability in older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1730-7. 2005..To examine the association between 2-year weight change and onset of lower body disability over time in older Mexican Americans... - Relationship between frailty and cognitive decline in older Mexican AmericansRafael Samper-Ternent
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1845-52. 2008..To examine the association between frailty status and change in cognitive function over time in older Mexican Americans... - Hand grip strength and incident ADL disability in elderly Mexican Americans over a seven-year periodSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 16:481-6. 2004..The aim of this study was to examine the association between hand grip strength and 7-year incidence of ADL disability in older Mexican American men and women... - Pain, lower-extremity muscle strength, and physical function among older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:1394-400. 2005..To examine the relation between pain on weight bearing, lower-extremity muscle strength, and physical function among older Mexican Americans... - The effect of obesity on disability vs mortality in older AmericansSoham Al Snih
Sealy Center on Aging, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:774-80. 2007.... - Predictors of recovery in activities of daily living among disabled older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 15:315-20. 2003..The aim of this study is to describe the rate of recovery of functional ability and to identify factors associated with it over a two-year period among older Mexican Americans... - Chronic inflammation, albuminuria, and functional disability in older adults with cardiovascular disease: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2008Hsu Ko Kuo
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Atherosclerosis 222:502-8. 2012.... - Mexican Americans and frailty: findings from the Hispanic established populations epidemiologic studies of the elderlyKenneth J Ottenbacher
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Am J Public Health 99:673-9. 2009..We examined the prevalence of frailty among Mexican American older adults and explored the correlates associated with becoming frail to determine their affect on disability and morbidity in this population... - Cognitive status and future risk of frailty in older Mexican AmericansMukaila A Raji
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:1228-34. 2010..Because cognitive impairment and frailty share common risk factors (eg, high proinflammatory cytokines), we examined whether poor cognition predicts subsequent risk of frailty in initially nonfrail Mexican Americans aged 67 years and older... - Cognitive status and incident disability in older Mexican Americans: findings from the Hispanic established population for the epidemiological study of the elderlyMukaila A Raji
Department of Internal Medicine, Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Ethn Dis 14:26-31. 2004..To determine the effects of baseline cognitive function on incidence of disability in activities of daily living (ADL) in initially non-disabled Mexican-American elderly over a 7-year period... - Factors associated with seven-year incidence of diabetes complications among older Mexican AmericansVinod P Kaushik
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Gerontology 53:194-9. 2007..Diabetes is common in elderly persons and is highly prevalent in Mexican Americans. Little is known about factors associated with the incidence of diabetes complications... - Pain and disability in older Mexican-American adultsGayle D Weaver
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:992-9. 2009..To examine an association between pain severity and functional disability in older Mexican Americans... - Risk factors for falling in older Mexican AmericansCarlos A Reyes-Ortiz
Division of Geriatrics, Sealy Center on Aging, Galveston, Texas, USA
Ethn Dis 14:417-22. 2004..Potential modifiable conditions, such as functional deficits, arthritis, diabetes, and depressive symptoms were independent risk factors for falls in this population... 
Health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans with diabetes: a cross-sectional studyJames E Graham
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 5:39. 2007..S. is growing at a tremendous rate. While ethnic-related risk and complications of diabetes are widely-acknowledged for older Hispanics, less is known about how health related quality of life is affected in this population...- History of fractures as predictor of subsequent hip and nonhip fractures among older Mexican AmericansFolasade Ojo
Osteoporosis Clinic in the Division of Geriatrics, Internal Medicine Department, Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0460, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:412-8. 2007..To examine the association between previous fracture and risk of new hip and nonhip fractures over a seven-year period among older Mexican Americans... - Handgrip strength and cognitive decline in older Mexican AmericansAna Alfaro-Acha
Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:859-65. 2006..By contrast, participants in the highest handgrip strength quartile maintained a higher level of cognitive function... - Prevalence of health conditions and predictors of mortality in oldest old Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whitesRafael Samper-Ternent
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0177, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 13:254-9. 2012..This group is rapidly growing worldwide and yet there are gaps in the knowledge related to their health condition. Ethnic differences in disease prevalence and mortality must be understood to better care for the oldest old... - Waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and disability among older adults in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC)Sanggon Nam
Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 1153, USA
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 55:e40-7. 2012..To examine the association between WC and BMI on disability among older adults from LAC... - Body mass index and change in blood pressure over a 7-year period in older Mexican AmericansLuis F Amador
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
Clin Interv Aging 1:275-82. 2006..Hypertension is one of the most prevalent medical conditions affecting older adults. Understanding possible modifiable risk factors that may play a role in the management of hypertension will be beneficial... - Cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans with diabetesAnna M Rotkiewicz-Piorun
Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0460, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:1840-7. 2006..CONCLUSION: Circulation problems, kidney impairment and depression are the major factors associated with cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans with diabetes... - Problem drinking among Mexican-Americans: the influence of nativity and neighborhood context?Kyriakos S Markides
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and the Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 1153, USA
Am J Health Promot 26:225-9. 2012..We examined the influence of nativity and community context (Hispanic neighborhood concentration) on two measures of problem drinking among Mexican-Americans... - Weight change and mortality among older Mexican AmericansLuis F Amador
Department of Internal Medicine, Jennie Sealy Hospital, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 18:196-204. 2006..Weight changes are predictors of health outcomes in older people. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between 2-year weight change and mortality in older Mexican Americans... - Falls among elderly persons in Latin America and the Caribbean and among elderly Mexican-AmericansCarlos A Reyes-Ortiz
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Rev Panam Salud Publica 17:362-9. 2005..To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for falls among community-dwelling elders in Latin America and the Caribbean and among elderly Mexican-Americans in the southwestern United States... - Trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in older Mexican Americans, 1993-2005Majd AlGhatrif
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch UTMB, Galveston, USA
Ann Epidemiol 21:15-25. 2011..To describe trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control among older Mexican Americans living in the Southwestern United States from 1993-1994 to 2004-2005... - Cross-sectional associations of albuminuria and C-reactive protein with functional disability in older adults with diabetesHsu Ko Kuo
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
Diabetes Care 34:710-7. 2011..To examine the relationship between albuminuria, inflammation, and disability in older adults with diabetes... - Sleep quality and sleep problems in Mexican Americans aged 75 and olderSandra Pedraza
Division of Geriatrics Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0177, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 24:391-7. 2012..Sleep complaints and poor sleep quality are common in the elderly population. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with sleep complaints and poor sleep quality among older Mexican Americans over a 3-year period...