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Factors associated with self-reported health
— a twin study of older African American women | | Author(s) | Sylvia E Furner, Katrine Wallace, Lester Arguelles |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 22, no 2, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 83-93 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Black African ; Older women ; Twins ; Attitude ; Health [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined risk factors associated with self-reported health (SRH) in a genetically informative sample of older African American female twins. An interview was conducted with a national sample of 180 African American female twin pairs, the Black African Elderly Twin Study (BETS). Questions included: SRH, demographics, health behaviours, chronic diseases, and functional status. SRH was dichotomised into negative (fair/poor) and positive (good/very good/excellent). Logistic regression for clustered data was used to estimate the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. In multivariable analyses, instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) limitations (OR = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.7-2.0) and a chronic disease index (OR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.4-2.5) were associated with negative SRH. In multivariate within-twin pair analysis, controlling for genetics and/or shared familial environment, IADLs (OR = 1.8, 95% CI = 1.1-2.7) and increasing numbers of chronic diseases (OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.3-3.2) remained significantly associated with negative SRH. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100916204 A |
| Classmark | TKF: BD: SVR: DP: CC: CA: 3F: 7T |
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